Killiecrankie Bay

Killiecrankie Bay is a sandy bay on the north-west coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group, Tasmania, within the Flinders local government area at Killiecrankie. It is noted for its white sand, clear turquoise water, granite boulders and the occurrence of Killiecrankie diamonds, a clear topaz found in nearby creeks. Set below Mount Killiecrankie, the bay is a remote natural attraction popular for beach walking, fossicking, swimming and photography.

Visitors can expect a remote, crescent-shaped sandy beach with clear shallow water, scattered granite boulders and views across Bass Strait. The bay is backed by coastal scrub and Mount Killiecrankie. There are informal beach access points and a car park. Activities centre on beach walking, paddling and swimming in calm conditions, fossicking for small topaz crystals in the sand and nearby creeks, fishing from the shore, and photography of the coastline and rock formations. The setting is natural and undeveloped with no commercial development on the beach.

Killiecrankie Bay and the surrounding area is historically noted for alluvial tin mining and the discovery of clear topaz crystals known locally as Killiecrankie diamonds from the late 19th century. Small-scale fossicking has continued since that time. The bay and Mount Killiecrankie are named after the Killiecrankie area in Scotland.

The bay is valued as a natural and recreational landmark of Flinders Island and part of the Furneaux Group's coastal landscape, known for its tradition of fossicking for topaz and its scenic island beach character that attracts visitors to the remote north-west coast.