BALD HEAD BAY CORBIN HEAD. 105 



The coast north of St. C^roix point consists of two deep bays. 

 Cove nan drioch clochan, or cove of the three stones, extends 

 nearly 1 mile north-northeastward from St. Croix point, and it is 

 clear to within 200 yards from the shore. 



Bald Head bay lies north-northeastward of Cove nan clroich 

 clochan, and is clear to within 200 yards of its head. The dividing 

 point bet\\een these bays is foul at the distance of 200 yards. 



Bald head, a conical m^und 120 feet high, is the western end of the 

 north shore of the bay, and is steep-to. This head is the termination 

 of a long mossy slope, at the inshore end of which is a curious pin- 

 nacle. Off the northern extreme of the head is a small island sepa- 

 rated by a narrow channel from the mainland. 



Moany cove, northeastward of Bald head, is -tOO yards deep, with 

 a shingle beach at the head. Small vessels anchor with offshore 

 winds in good holding ground near the western shore in G fathoms 

 water, sand bottom. 



Brine islands, a cluster of a great many islets and rocks, are 

 separated from Bald head by a channel ^ mile wide. Woodj^ island, 

 the highest of the cluster, is 115 feet high. The only easy passage 

 through these islands is between Woody island and the next island 

 northwestward ; it should be taken in mid-channel. 



Dick Burns rock lies southAvestward. 400 yards from Woody 

 island, and has 4| fathoms water over it. 



Hog Rock, bearing 121°, distant 100 yards from the southwestern 

 end of Woody island, covers 5 feet, and is the only danger in the 

 fairway, the other rocks being above water. 



Blue Shag island, 33 feet high, is the northern Brine island; it 

 is named from the peculiar bluish gray color of the rock, and in that 

 respect is imlike any other in the locality. 



Isaac rock, bearing 336°, distant 1,200 yards from Blue Shag 

 island, with 4 fathoms of water over it, is the only danger northward 

 of Brine islands. There are several fishing banks northward and 

 westward of Isaac rock, but none are dangerous. 



Hammer rocks, beai-ing 38°, distant 700 yards from Blue Shag 

 island, are a group the outer of which just covers at high water ; the 

 group is steep-to on its northern and eastern sides. 



The coast from Moany cove to Famishgut consists of a series of 

 coves and heads with few prominent features. 



Corbin head, a wedge-shaped hummock 70 feet high, is situated 

 north-northeastward 1^ miles from Bald head; and Corbin shoal, 

 with 16 feet water over it, bears 274°, distant 700 yards from it. 



Trinny Cove head, 1 mile north-northeast from Corbin head, is 

 separated from the main ranges by a deep valley, drained by a con- 

 siderable stream that empties into Trinny cove, south of the head, 

 through a sandy beach with an islet off it. There is enough water 



