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Hunting Above 400 Years of Industry Prestonpans is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, especially around Morrison’s Haven and the shingle patches east and west of the old harbour. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, red, and …
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 …
A Proper North-East Gem Stonehaven is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly 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, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. It’s a proper North …
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 …
Edinburgh’s Industrial Shoreline Yes. 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 not a high-volume beach, but …
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, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. It’s a …
The Granite City’s Coastal Secret Yes. Aberdeen Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the southern groynes near Footdee and the harbour, where pebble pockets and strandlines can trap well-tumbled glass. White, green, brown and aqua are the most common finds, with blue, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and grey also reported. …
The Jewel of the Moray Firth Lossiemouth is a good sea glass hunting destination, with West Beach the stronger of the two beaches for glass. The shingle-backed upper beach and rock pools towards Covesea are the best places to search, while East Beach is sandier and rewards a more targeted hunt around the River Lossie …
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, amber, turquoise, cobalt and black also reported. The glass can be surprisingly hard to spot …
Where the Clyde Does the Work for You Today at Wemyss Bay Beach Check below for your latest ShoreSense Score and Tide Times. Scroll down for your full 7-day guide Why Wemyss Bay earns its reputation Wemyss Bay is pronounced “weems”, worth knowing before you ask a local for directions. It’s a small village on …