Embleton Bay is a bay on theNorth Sea, located to the east of the village ofEmbleton,Northumberland,England. It lies just to the south ofNewton-by-the-Sea and north ofCraster. Popular forpaddling,[1] it is overlooked by the ruins ofDunstanburgh Castle and byDunstanburgh Castle Golf Club.[2]
The beach has awhinstonereefs and the sand is a ruddy gold color. At its southern end, a castle is situated on a black cliffpromontory. A little trout stream, known as theEmbleton Burn, begins in the inland moors, makes its way through an area of the old barony, woody denes, and channels, before reaching the centre of the bay.[3] The coast from Newton Seahouses to Dunstanburgh Point is made up of sandhills. Located on theNorth Sea, the bay is a good stopping place in offshore winds, and is formed by the points known as Out Car and Emblestone to the north and Dunstanburgh Point to the south.
The anchorage is in 6 to 8 fathoms (11 to 15 m). There is good holding ground, with Heifer Bank Tower and trees in line with Dunstanstead, at a bearing of 232°; and Beadnell Church Spire, open to the east of Newton Point, at a bearing of 335°.[4] There is a dramaticboulder field.[5]
In the 1830s, a sandstone rock was discovered near the low tide mark on the Embleton sea shore. Carved on the rock in Roman capitals were the words, "ANDRA BARTON".[6] "Andra", orSir "Andrew" Barton, a Scottishsea captain and "fearlessfreebooter",[7] was a mariner inJames IV, King of Scots' navy.[3]
Flora in the dunes area includebloody crane's-bill,potentilla,eye bright,bedstraw,spring squill,wild thyme, andwild vetch, .[3] Some of the bay's cliffs are aseabird site frequented by breedingeider ducks,fulmars,kittiwake, andshags.[8] There is an occurrence ofAtelecyclus rotundatus within the bay.[9]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain: A. G. Bradley'sThe Romance of Northumberland (1908). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain: United States Hydrographic Office'sBritish Islands Pilot (1915). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain:G. Tate'sThe History of the Borough, Castle, and Barony of Alnwick (1866). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain: Berwickshire Naturalists' Club'sHistory of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, instituted September 22, 1831 (1857).55°30′12″N1°36′46″W / 55.5033°N 1.6127°W /55.5033; -1.6127 (Embleton Bay)