Mersehead Sands
No. 122 of 169 in the East Stewartry Coast, No. 8 for family, No. 73 for views. Nature, in Sandyhills.
A sandy beach near Sandyhills on the East Stewartry Coast.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-11-01).
Facts
- Best months
- June, July, Augustoffyougo rules
No other facts are known yet.
On the beach
No. 586 of 1,883 as a wild beach, No. 569 for an easy beach day.
- Water
- Good in 2025, bathing water "Sandyhills" resultsScottish Environment Protection Agency, Bathing Water Points, checked 2026-11-01
- Within 300 m
- Toilets, Parking, Bus 100 m · not mapped: cafe or food, lifeguards, showers or waterOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29; stops from NaPTAN and Translink
- Landscape
- East Stewartry Coast National Scenic AreaScottish Government, Protected Sites (national park and National Scenic Area boundaries), checked 2026-11-01
- Size
- About 23 hectares as mappedOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
- Surface
- SandOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
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Why it ranks here
Score 0.59 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.- Interests: Family days out, Views and photo spots
- visit: 100% (weight 0.15)
- Detail in OpenStreetMap: no (weight 0.15)
- Has a website: no (weight 0.1)
- Heritage listing: no (weight 0.15)
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: no (weight 0.25)