These are the beaches named among the best in Scotland this year

Andrew Smart

28 June 2024 at 8:08 am·2-min read

Carnoustie and more were among the best beaches in Scotland <i>(Image: Getty)</i> — Carnoustie and more were among the best beaches in Scotland *(Image: Getty)*

BEACHES across Scotland have been named among the best at this year's Scottish Beach Awards.

The list, which includes beaches in places like Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire and East Lothian, was created by the environment charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.

To be accredited by the organisation, the named locations must meet standards across three areas.

These include Access, Facilities and Safety, Local Environmental Quality, and Communities and Heritage.

Loch Morlich was among the beaches named (Image: Getty)

See all the beaches named among the best in Scotland

Here are all the beaches in Scotland named at this year's Scottish Beach Awards.

Aberdeen Ballroom Beach - Aberdeen City
Balmedie Beach - Aberdeenshire
Collieston - Aberdeenshire
Cruden Bay - Aberdeenshire
Fraserburgh Tigerhill - Aberdeenshire
Fraserburgh Waters of Philorth - Aberdeenshire
Inverboyndie Beach - Aberdeenshire
Peterhead Lido - Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven Beach - Aberdeenshire
Montrose Seafront - Angus
Carnoustie - Angus
Arbroath - Angus
Lunan Bay - Angus
Monifieth - Angus
East Haven - Angus
Broughty Ferry - Dundee City
Belhaven Bay - East Lothian
Dunbar East - East Lothian
Longniddry Bents, Gosford - East Lothian
Yellowcraig - East Lothian
North Berwick Milsey Bay - East Lothian
North Berwick West Beach - East Lothian
Longniddry Bents - East Lothian
Gullane Bents - East Lothian

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Aberdour Silver Sands - Fife
Anstruther Billowness - Fife
Burntisland Beach - Fife
Crail Roome Bay - Fife
Elie Harbour - Fife
Elie Ruby Bay - Fife
Kingsbarns Beach - Fife
Kirkcaldy Seafield - Fife
Leven East - Fife
St Andrews East Sands - Fife
St Andrews West Sands - Fife
Aberdour Black Sands - Fife
Kinghorn and Pettycur Bay - Fife
Brora Beach - Highland
Dornoch Beach - Highland
Nairn Central - Highland
Loch Morlich - Highland
Irvine - North Ayrshire
Coldingham - Scottish Borders
West Sandwick - Shetland
Sands of Breckon - Shetland
Ayr South - South Ayrshire
Troon - South Ayrshire
Maidens - South Ayrshire
Prestwick - South Ayrshire
Girvan - South Ayrshire
Barassie Shore - South Ayrshire

Fife had the most beaches featured on the list with 13 of the winners hailing from the Kingdom.

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