Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve

Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in East Lothian, Scotland. Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Aberlady Point, as well as near The Old Man.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberlady Parish Church and Graveyard and Kilspindie Castle.

Aberlady Parish Church and Graveyard

Church

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilspindie Castle

Ruins

Photo: stephen samson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilspindie Castle lies north of the village of Aberlady, in East Lothian, Scotland; the remains of the castle are behind the Victorian St Mary's Kirk. An early castle was destroyed in the 16th century, and the rebuilt tower was pulled down by the 18th century.

Gullane Sands

Beach

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gullane Sands is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gullane and Aberlady.

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.

Aberlady

Village

Photo: Wangi, CC BY 2.5.

Aberlady is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. The village had an estimated population of 1,260 in 2020.

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.

Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Aberlady Bay LNR”
Category: recreation area
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.0224° or 56° 1′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.8722° or 2° 52′ 20″ west

Inception

1952

Open location code

9C8V24CH+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 656510272

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aberlady Point and The Old Man.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marl Loch and Kilspindie Golf Club.

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