Drum Sands
Drum Sands is a beach in Edinburgh, Scotland. Drum Sands is situated nearby to Barnbougle Castle, as well as near the forest Royal Clump.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barnbougle Castle and Dalmeny House.
Barnbougle Castle
Castle
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnbougle Castle is a historic tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny. Barnbougle Castle is situated 1,700 feet west of Drum Sands.
Dalmeny House
Manor estate
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Drum Sands.
Cramond Tower
Castle
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Cramond Tower is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Cramond Tower is situated 1½ miles southeast of Drum Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cramond and Dalmeny.
Cramond
Suburb
Photo: Struan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cramond Village is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. Cramond is situated 1½ miles southeast of Drum Sands.
Dalmeny
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre. Dalmeny is situated 2 miles west of Drum Sands.
Barnton
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north. Barnton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Drum Sands.
Drum Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.99192° or 55° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.3261° or 3° 19′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7RXMRF+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 41065883OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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