Thorny Loan Strip

Thorny Loan Strip is a forest in East Lothian, Scotland. Thorny Loan Strip is situated nearby to the hamlet Spittal, as well as near the village Aberlady.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Longniddry railway station and Redhouse Castle.

Longniddry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Redhouse Castle

Ruins

Photo: Renata, Public domain.

Redhouse Castle is a ruined tower house castle, 2 km east of Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, on the B1377, close to Spittal. The castle designated as a scheduled monument. It is no longer protected as a category A listed building.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gullane and Longniddry.

Gullane

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gullane is a seaside village in East Lothian, in central Scotland. It's surrounded by golf courses, notably Muirfield, a regular venue for the Open Championship. It's also a commuter town for Edinburgh and in 2020 had a population of 2810.

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.