Sandwood Bay is part of the Sandwood Estate which is run by the John Muir Trust. Because of its isolation, the bay has become distinctly romanticised with several legends accorded to it. One legend tells of a mermaid spotted on one of the two jutting rocks there a hundred years ago. ... In fact, the name Sandwood Bay derives from the Viking name 'Sandvatn' ("sandwater") given the bay all those centuries ago. Full Article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwood_Bay ...
