Nigg Bay is a

cove A cove is a small bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creek (tidal), creeks, or recesses in a coast ...

to the east of

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, between Girdle Ness and Greg Ness, in the old parish of Nigg. The ruined parish church, St Fittick's, lies a short distance from the shore. It is said to have been founded by Fittick, an Irish monk who was washed ashore here after a group of sailors threw him overboard during a storm. In 2012, Nigg Bay emerged as the preferred location for

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's planned expansion, North Beach and

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having been ruled out. Work began on the £420 million expansion project in 2017, but was interrupted in 2020 by the

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. Despite this setback, the Nigg Bay expansion opened in 2023 as Aberdeen South Harbour.

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Gazetteer for Scotland
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