Scotland Magazine section Scotland Beaches

10 of the best..beaches

Scotland has some of the most dramatic coastline to be found anywhere in the world. Liz Pickering highlights some beautiful beaches.

Achmelvich, Sutherland If you are willing to take your life in your hands on a single track coastal road, the beaches at Achmelvich will reward you. Achmelvich itself comprises a campsite, caravan park and a youth hostel – hardly a village – but its collection of stunning white sand beaches amongst...

By Liz Pickering from Issue 38 published on 11/04/2008