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Ruby Bay © Copyright David Hayes
Elie Ruby Bay

Elie, Scotland, UK

This sheltered beach just below the car park gains its name from the occasional garnets that are found here.

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  • Crail Harbour Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Crail Harbour Beach

    Crail, Scotland, UK

    This small sheltered beach lies just to the west of the old harbour.

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  • Tentsmuir Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Tentsmuir Sands

    Scotland, UK

    This superb beach stretches north for 5 miles from the mouth of the River Eden to the Tay estuary.

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  • Burntisland Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Burntisland Beach

    Burntisland, Scotland, UK

    This white sandy beach with its promenade is just to the east of Burntisland.

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  • St Andrews East Sands © Copyright David Hayes
    St Andrews East Sands

    St Andrews, Scotland, UK

    The more intimate of St Andrews two great beaches, it is a short distance from both the cathedral and the castle.

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  • Kingsbarns Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Kingsbarns Beach

    Kingsbarns, Scotland, UK

    A most rewarding beach, or beaches it stretches for about a mile along the coast with a series of coves and small beaches.

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  • Kinghorn Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Kinghorn Beach

    Kinghorn, Scotland, UK

    This attractive beach in the historic burgh of Kinghorn has a harbour on one side and a lifeboat station on the other.

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  • Crail Room Bay © Copyright David Hayes
    Crail Roome Bay

    Crail, Scotland, UK

    This attractive little beach is at the bottom of some low cliffs the east of Crail.

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  • Earlsferry Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Elie Earlsferry Beach

    Elie, Scotland, UK

    A delightful beach it links the historic burghs of Elie and Earlsferry.

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  • Aberdour Silversands
    Aberdour Silversands

    Aberdour, Scotland, UK

    This delightful tree-lined beach with its seasonal cafe, picnic area, showers and adjoining park is deservedly one of the...

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  • Anstruther Harbour Beach © copyright David Hayes
    Anstruther Harbour Beach

    Anstruther, Scotland, UK

    This small sandy beach is right in the middle of town, close the the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

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  • Elie Harbour Beach © Copyright David Hayes
    Elie Harbour Beach

    Elie, Scotland, UK

    A sheltered beach, it is famous for its cricket matches held here (at low tide) on alternate Sundays between May and...

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  • Pettycur Beach
    Pettycur Beach

    Pettycur, Scotland, UK

    A large beach with a vast expanse of flat sand at low tide, it stretches all the way from Kinghorn to Burntisland.

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  • Lower Largo © Copyright David Hayes
    Lower Largo Beach

    Lower Largo, Scotland, UK

    A wide sandy beach with rocks lower down the shore,it runs just below the houses of Lower Largo.

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  • St Andrews, West Sands © Copyright David Hayes
    St Andrews West Sands

    St Andrews, Scotland, UK

    One of Scotland’s most popular and famous beaches this superb 2 mile stretch of sand is just a short walk from the...

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  • 1 Elie Ruby Bay Elie, Scotland, UK
    2 Crail Harbour Beach Crail, Scotland, UK
    3 Tentsmuir Sands Scotland, UK
    4 Burntisland Beach Burntisland, Scotland, UK
    5 St Andrews East Sands St Andrews, Scotland, UK
    6 Kingsbarns Beach Kingsbarns, Scotland, UK
    7 Kinghorn Beach Kinghorn, Scotland, UK
    8 Crail Roome Bay Crail, Scotland, UK
    9 Elie Earlsferry Beach Elie, Scotland, UK
    10 Aberdour Silversands Aberdour, Scotland, UK
    11 Anstruther Harbour Beach Anstruther, Scotland, UK
    12 Elie Harbour Beach Elie, Scotland, UK
    13 Pettycur Beach Pettycur, Scotland, UK
    14 Lower Largo Beach Lower Largo, Scotland, UK
    15 St Andrews West Sands St Andrews, Scotland, UK

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