Gullane is a community on the southern coast of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east shore of Scotland. There has been a church in the town considering that 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 location. Gullane Bents, the town's prize-winning coastline, is backed by huge dune that in recent years have come to be instead overgrown by intrusive shrubs like sea-buckthorn. Gullane belongs to the John Muir Way, a long-distance footpath along the coast between Musselburgh and also Dunglass. The regional population includes a higher than ordinary portion of senior people, however additionally draws in young family members as well as travelers for Edinburgh. Urbanisation has brought about some recent housing developments being authorized on greenbelt land around the town, and also Gullane is acquiring popularity as a commuter town for nearby Edinburgh (twenty two miles away), in spite of the bad transport to the town. Features include the village hall as well as a selection of shops consisting of a chip shop. There is a primary school, and local youngsters go to senior high school 5 miles away in North Berwick. The Scottish Fire Solution College was situated on Gullane's Main Street.