Seton Sands
Seton Sands is a rocky beach to the east of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated at the western end of Longniddry Bents and is part of the John Muir Way coastal walk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seton Collegiate Church and Longniddry Bents.
Seton Collegiate Church
Church
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument.
Longniddry Bents
Beach
Longniddry Bents is a beach just north of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland. The beach is almost 2 miles in length, which includes Gosford Bay to the east side, and the rockier Seton Sands to the west.
Longniddry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Longniddry railway station is located at the southeast corner of the coastal village of Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland. The station is on the East Coast Main Line, 13+1⁄4 miles east of Edinburgh Waverley, and is served by stopping passenger trains on the North Berwick Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longniddry and Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Longniddry
Town
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Longniddry is a coastal village in East Lothian, Scotland, with an estimated population of 2,340 in 2020. The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917.
Cockenzie and Port Seton
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland.
Macmerry
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Macmerry is a village located on the old A1 just east of Tranent. The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100. There is an industrial estate to the east of the town. Macmerry is situated 2½ miles south of Seton Sands.
Seton Sands
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Categories: bathing site and landform
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97647° or 55° 58′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.92239° or 2° 55′ 21″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C7VX3GH+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 445244885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Seton Sands” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيتون ساندز”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Seton Sands”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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