Banff Bay (57°40'N., 2°31'W.) is entered 2 miles ESE of Knock Head. Its entrance is 0.8 mile wide and opens to the N. Collie Rocks, a group of detached drying rocks, lies about 0.2 mile N of the E entrance point. This group of rocks is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel which can be used by boats with local knowledge. Hill of Alvah, 217m high, rises 2.5 miles SSW of the head of the bay and is surmounted by a prominent radio mast. The River Deveron flows into the head of the bay, which dries, and brings down large quantities of silt. It is spanned by a prominent arched road bridge, close within the mouth. Anchorage can be taken, in a depth of 12m, off the entrance to the bay.

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