Crummies Bay is a cove inlet, close north of Dunree Head on the eastern shore of Northern Ireland's Lough Swilly. It offers an anchorage in a scenic and rural setting.
Crummies Bay is a cove inlet, close north of Dunree Head on the eastern shore of Northern Ireland's Lough Swilly. It offers an anchorage in a scenic and rural setting.
The small bay offers an exposed anchorage, being shallow almost out to its entrance points, but is serviceable in conditions from north round through east to the south. However, in the case of the latter quadrant, it can be exposed to the swell which sometimes rolls up the Lough. Being unencumbered by outlying hazards it has straightforward access night and day, at all stages of the tide and in all reasonable conditions.
Ballymastocker Bay, a couple of miles westward, affords better shelter should conditions suddenly change.
The following Lough Swilly Initial Fix will set up a final approach:
55° 17.800' N, 007° 35.030' W
This is an approach position for the lough that keeps a vessel clear of Fanad and Dunaff Heads where there can be some confused seas. It is also close south of the first waypoint of the Lough Swilly Route.
This tool can be used to estimate future costal tidal streams for this area. All that is required are two simple steps:
Step 1: What is the Dover High Water for the target date?
Use a current Dover Tide Table to find Dover High Water for the target date. The National Oceanography Centre offers online tidal predictions for up to 28 days from today. Click here to open their tide table for Dover
Step 2: Input the target date's Dover High Water
Hour:
Minute:
Taking a mean tidal offset from Dover's tide, we expect your targetted date's associated local tide at Crummie's Bay to be:
High waters: Low waters:
Data based on an average tide is only accurate to within one hour, if you more precise times are required use the ISA tidal predictions, with Galway (North West) offset -01:00.
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What are the key points of the approach?
Offshore details are available in northwestern Ireland’s coastal overview for Erris Head to Malin Head . A set of waypoints to assist when running up lough can be found in the Lough Swilly route .
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Ten nearest havens by straight line charted distance and bearing:
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What's the story here?
Crummies Bay as seen from Dunree Fort Image: Greg Clarke via CC BY-SA 2.00
Crummie Bay is entered to the north of Dunree Head and Illan Horadivna Rock and is almost completely surrounded by the mainland where the Owenerk River estuary gently discharges into the Lough splitting the beach in two. The cliffs on the mainland offer some protection from the east, but the bay is exposed to westerly winds and to the swell which rolls into the Lough which can make life uncomfortable when moored.
The head of the bay gently shelves from between the points of the entrance where the 5 metres contour resides.
Illan Horadivna Rock marking the bay's southern entrance point Image: Michael Dibb via CC BY-SA 2.0
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Approaches to the Lough Swilly can be found in northwestern Ireland’s coastal overview for Erris Head to Malin Head . A set of waypoints to assist with the run up the lough as far as Fanad can be found in the Lough Swilly route . The entire length of Lough Swilly is marked with various easily identified navigation lights along the main deepwater shipping channel. The fairway is about 3½ miles wide at its entrance from which it gradually narrows to a width of 2½ miles at Crumnie Bay opposite Ballymastocker Bay.
Anchor according to draft between the bay's entrance point according to wind and conditions in excellent sand holding. Land by dinghy on the beach.
Why visit here?
Anciently known as An Port Bán from the Irish an Phoirt Bháin meaning port of the white lea-ground, it has been called Crummies Bay since Napoleonic times. The beach at the head of the bay is also known as Dunree Beach.
Crummies Bay as seen from Dunree Fort at dusk Image: Greg Clarke via CC BY-SA 2.00
Crummies Bay is a delightful little cove open to the west and nestled between Dunree Head and the Urris Hills with a deep white sandy beach that is perfect to land a dinghy upon. There are no facilities at this location and that is its joy, a lovely horseshoe shaped bay in its natural state with steep rocky hills at both sides, which most likely you will have all to yourself. Don't be surprised if you see rock climbers on the cliffs surrounding Crummie's Bay as this is one of the must-visit locations for this activity.
From a sailing perspective, the scenic little cove is ideal for a quiet and tranquil picnic on the beach, with an opportunity to explore further along the shoreline. It is ideal for a boat with a family to let loose and safely explore.
What facilities are available?
There are no facilities at this remote location.
With thanks to:
Graham Wilkinson.
Crummies Bay, Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland Image: eOceanic thanks Greg Clarke via CC BY-SA 2.00
Crummies Bay as seen with the Urris Hills and Dunree Head Image: eOceanic thanks Greg Clarke via CC BY-SA 2.00
About Crummie's Bay
Anciently known as An Port Bán from the Irish an Phoirt Bháin meaning port of the white lea-ground, it has been called Crummies Bay since Napoleonic times. The beach at the head of the bay is also known as Dunree Beach.
Crummies Bay as seen from Dunree Fort at dusk Image: Greg Clarke via CC BY-SA 2.00
Crummies Bay is a delightful little cove open to the west and nestled between Dunree Head and the Urris Hills with a deep white sandy beach that is perfect to land a dinghy upon. There are no facilities at this location and that is its joy, a lovely horseshoe shaped bay in its natural state with steep rocky hills at both sides, which most likely you will have all to yourself. Don't be surprised if you see rock climbers on the cliffs surrounding Crummie's Bay as this is one of the must-visit locations for this activity.
From a sailing perspective, the scenic little cove is ideal for a quiet and tranquil picnic on the beach, with an opportunity to explore further along the shoreline. It is ideal for a boat with a family to let loose and safely explore.
Other options in this area
Click the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to progress through neighbouring havens in a coastal 'clockwise' or 'anti-clockwise' sequence. Alternatively here are the ten nearest havens available in picture view:
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55° 12.228' N, 007° 32.885' W
55° 17.800' N, 007° 35.030' W 
. A set of waypoints to assist when running up lough can be found in the Lough Swilly route 
Crummies Bay as seen from Dunree Fort
Illan Horadivna Rock marking the bay's southern entrance point
Approaches to the Lough Swilly can be found in northwestern Ireland’s 
Dunree Beach
Crummies Bay as seen from Dunree Fort at dusk
