Coastal Shoreline at Hopeman on the Moray coast in North East Scotland
Hopeman is a small, seaside village in Moray, Scotland, on the coast of the Moray Firth; The population is around 1000 people in approximately 670 households Hopeman has 2 beachs. The West beach is the smaller of the two. It is part of the Station Caravan Park which is only a few metres away. It is topped by dunes. The East beach is larger and is surrounded by large, grassy sand dunes. The beach is quiet with little tourists. Both Beaches are sandy, but have some rocky beach areas. The Moray Firth (Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach) is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the largest firth in Scotland, stretching from Duncansby Head (near John o' Groats) in the north, in the Highland council area, and Fraserburgh in the east, in the Aberdeenshire council area, to Inverness and the Beauly Firth in the west. Therefore three council areas have Moray Firth coastline: Highland to the west and south of the Moray Firth and Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire to the south. The firth has more than 800 kilometres (about 500 miles) of coastline, much of which is cliff. A number of rivers flow into the Moray Firth, including the River Ness and the River Spey. Various smaller firths and bays are inlets of the firth, including the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth. The Pentland Firth has its eastern mouth at the Moray Firth's northern boundary. The Moray Firth is effectively two firths, the Inner Moray Firth, which was traditionally known as the Firth of Inverness, and the Outer Moray Firth which is more open North Sea water. The name "Firth of Inverness" is rarely found on modern maps, but extended from the Beauly Firth in the west, to Chanonry Point in the east. The Moray Firth is one of the most important places on the coast for observing dolphins and whales. The most common species are the Bottlenose Dolphin and the Harbour Porpoise.
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Location: Hopeman Moray Firth Grampian Region Scotland UK British Isles
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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