Beaches in South Scotland

Fife

Sandy

The beach where the opening scene of Chariots of Fire was filmed, running out directly beside the Old Course.

Lothian

Sandy

Home to a rock-hewn sandstone harbour widely cited as Scotland's smallest, close to Yellowcraigs' Treasure Island lighthouse and Gullane's Muirfield links.

Dumfries and Galloway

SandyRocky

The Mote of Mark, a 5th-6th century hillfort, stands above the beach, at the start of a coastal walk to Sandyhills among Scotland's finest.

Lothian

Sandy

Borders Muirfield, one of the most famous Open Championship golf links, and sits a few miles from Seacliff's tiny rock-hewn harbour.

Fife

Sandy

A harbour beach of sand, rockpools and cliffs, looking straight across the water to Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Dumfries and Galloway

Sandy

A golden crescent of shelving, shallow sand at the end of the Rockcliffe coastal walk, with sunset views across the Solway to Cumbria.