Broad Sands
Broad Sands is a beach in East Lothian, Scotland. Broad Sands is situated nearby to the forest Yellow Craig Plantation, as well as near the islet Bubbly Buss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dirleton Castle and Lamb.
Dirleton Castle
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. It lies around 2 miles west of North Berwick, and around 19 miles east of Edinburgh. Dirleton Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Broad Sands.
Lamb
Island
Photo: Alastair Seagroatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or The Lamb, is a small uninhabited island measuring approximately 100 by 50 metres, between the islands of Fidra and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth, off the east coast of Scotland.
Fidra Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Tarbet and Dirleton.
Castle Tarbet
Locality
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Tarbet is located on the island of Fidra, East Lothian, within the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Dirleton
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dirleton is a village and civil parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh on the A198. It contains 7,500 acres. Dirleton lies between North Berwick, Gullane, Fenton Barns and the Yellowcraigs nature reserve, Archerfield Estate and the Firth of Forth.
North Berwick
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Berwick is a town on the coast of East Lothian in central Scotland, with a population of 7840 in 2020. It's an attractive fishing port and beach resort, nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh 20 miles west.
Broad Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.06275° or 56° 3′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.76863° or 2° 46′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8V367J+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 27144568OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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