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Where Dolphins Hunt and History Runs Deep Chanonry Point is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the south-facing shingle on the Fortrose side of the point. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and amber appearing occasionally, and turquoise, cobalt blue, and black among the rarer colours reported. …
The Granite City’s Coastal Secret Aberdeen Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the southern groyne bays near Footdee and the harbour. White, green, brown, and aqua are the most common finds, with blue, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and grey among the rarer colours reported. It’s …
Scotland’s North Sea Corner Fraserburgh is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the pebble ridges and strandline near the Esplanade and towards the quieter Philorth end of the bay. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and red …
Edinburgh’s Industrial Shoreline Portobello is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, with the best ground around the Figgate Burn mouth, the wooden groynes and the rockier Joppa end. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and red among …
A Proper North-East Gem Stonehaven is a good sea glass hunting beach, with the strongest ground around the rocky Cowie end and the shingle banks near the Cowie and Carron Water mouths. Green, white, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and …
Scotland’s North Sea Gem Cullen Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly around the rocky eastern end near the harbour, car park and Three Kings sea stacks. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. It’s an accessible beach with lots …
Rare Colours in the East Neuk Crail is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially for patient hunters searching the rocky lower shore around Roome Bay. Most finds are small, well-frosted pieces in green, white and brown, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. Crail is particularly interesting for micro sea …
Five Villages, One Extraordinary Coast The East Neuk of Fife is one of Scotland’s best areas for a sea glass road trip, linking Elie, St Monans, Pittenweem, Anstruther and Crail along a compact stretch of coast. The rockier sections between the villages are generally more rewarding than the broad sandy beaches, with green, white and …
The Complete Guide to Fife, Lothian, Aberdeenshire and Moray Portobello is a fair but interesting sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rockier Joppa end, the groynes and the Figgate Burn mouth. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. It’s …