Black Rocks

Black Rocks is in East Lothian, Scotland. Black Rocks is situated nearby to the ruins St Patrick’s Chapel, as well as near the grassland West Links.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muirfield and Renaissance Club.

Muirfield

Golf course

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship. Muirfield is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Black Rocks.

Renaissance Club

Golf course

The Renaissance Club is a golf club in Scotland, four miles west of North Berwick, twenty miles east of Edinburgh. It hosted the 2017 Scottish Senior Open,the Scottish Open from 2019 to 2026, and the Ladies Scottish Open in 2019 and 2020. Renaissance Club is situated 1 mile east of Black Rocks.

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 2 miles east of Black Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gullane and Dirleton.

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.

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. Dirleton is situated 2 miles east of Black Rocks.

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. Castle Tarbet is situated 2½ miles northeast of Black Rocks.

Black Rocks

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.0512° or 56° 3′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.83065° or 2° 49′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C8V3529+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 445488268

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Highlights include St Patrick’s Chapel and West Links.

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