Balcary Bay Final ~ Shore from the Sky

The popular path on the cliffs near Auchencairn provide fantastic views over Balcary Bay and the tidal Hestan Isle.
Lot’s Wife is the name given to this sea stack and another nearby. The name refers to the biblical story where Lot’s wife is turned into a pillar of salt.
Fish Green is not marked on maps but is instead a place name that is held in the oral tradition. It identifies a flat grassy area on the shore where fishermen stored there equipment and nets were dipped in hot tar to preserve them against sea water.
4.Balcary is a name derived from the Gaelic baile meaning settlement and cairidhean meaning fishtrap. There is evidence of ancient fishtraps in the bay. Traditional stake nets were worked until recently but have closed down following changes to fishing laws to protect salmon stocks.
West of the bay is Balcary Heughs where heugh is a Scots word describing a steep bank or cliff overhanging the sea. The Door of the Heugh is probably derived from the Gaelic doire identifying a wooded cliff.
Adam’s Chair is a small stone pillar on the cliff where tradition has it a smuggler sat to signal to incoming boats. While there are no records to establish who Adam was there is no doubt that this was an important area for smugglers.