Gullane
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Gullane church window Gullane ( or ) is a town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland. There has been a church in the village since the ninth century. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the twelfth century can still be seen at the western entrance to the village; the church was abandoned after a series of sandstorms made it unusable, and Dirleton Parish Church took its place.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Gullane
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Gualainn
- UK place.static_image_name
- Gullane Village - geograph.org.uk - 1431505.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gullane Village, looking along the A198
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NT486830
- UK place.civil_parish
- Dirleton
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Lothian
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- East Lothian
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Lothian
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- East Lothian
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Gullane
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +2650
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.gullanevillageassoc.com
- Image
- Gullane Village - geograph.org.uk - 1431505.jpg
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- Toponymy
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- Golf
- Notable residents
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thumb|right|200px|Gullane church window Gullane ( or ) is a town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland. There has been a church in the village since the ninth century. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the twelfth century can still be seen at the western entrance to the village; the church was abandoned after a series of sandstorms made it unusable, and Dirleton Parish Church took its place.
right|thumb|Gullane Beach Gullane Bents, the village's award-winning beach, is backed by large sand dunes that in recent years have become rather overgrown by invasive shrubs like sea-buckthorn. Gullane is part of the John Muir Way, a long-distance footpath along the coast between Musselburgh and Dunglass.