Balcomie Sands
Balcomie Sands is a beach in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balcomie Sands is situated nearby to Constantine’s Cave, as well as near the golf course Balcomie Links.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fife Ness Lighthouse and Crail Golfing Society.
Fife Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fife Ness is a headland forming the most eastern point in Fife, Scotland. Anciently the area was called Muck Ross, which is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic Muc-Rois meaning "Headland of the Pigs". Fife Ness Lighthouse is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Balcomie Sands.
Crail Golfing Society
Building
The Crail Golfing Society is a Scottish golf club established in February 1786 in the Golf Hotel, Crail, Fife. The society is the seventh oldest golf club in the world. Crail Golfing Society is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Balcomie Sands.
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Golf course
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Kingsbarns Golf Links is a seaside Scottish links golf course along 1.8 miles of shoreline near St Andrews, Scotland. It opened in 2000 and has been rated as one of the best courses in Scotland. Kingsbarns Golf Links is situated 2 miles northwest of Balcomie Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crail and Kingsbarns.
Crail
Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crail is a coastal village and former royal burgh and community council area in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630. Crail is situated 2 miles southwest of Balcomie Sands.
Kingsbarns
Village
Photo: S.moeller, Public domain.
Kingsbarns is a village and parish in Scotland lies near the eastern coast of Fife, in an area known as the East Neuk, 6.5 miles southeast of St Andrews and 3.6 miles north of Crail. Kingsbarns is situated 2½ miles northwest of Balcomie Sands.
Boarhills
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boarhills is a hamlet close to Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It is located off the A917 road, 4+1⁄2 miles from St Andrews and 5+1⁄2 miles from Crail, close to the mouth of Kenly Water with the North Sea. Boarhills is situated 4½ miles northwest of Balcomie Sands.
Balcomie Sands
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.28404° or 56° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.59639° or 2° 35′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C8V7CM3+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 636024257OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Constantine’s Cave and Balcomie Links.
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