Gullane
Gullane is a town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the eastern coast of Scotland. There has actually been a church in the village since the nine century. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the twelfth century can still be seen at the western entry to the village; the church was abandoned after a collection of sandstorms made it unusable, and also Dirleton Parish Church took its area. Gullane Bents, the village's acclaimed beach, is backed by huge sand dunes that in recent years have actually come to be rather overgrown by intrusive hedges like sea-buckthorn. Gullane is part of the John Muir Way, a long-distance path along the coastline between Musselburgh and also Dunglass. The neighborhood population consists of a higher than average percent of elderly individuals, yet likewise brings in young families as well as commuters for Edinburgh. Urbanisation has brought about some current housing developments being authorized on greenbelt land around the village, and also Gullane is getting appeal as a commuter village for close-by Edinburgh (twenty two miles away), in spite of the inadequate transportation to the village. Services consist of the town hall and a range of stores consisting of a chip shop. There is a primary school, and also neighborhood youngsters go to secondary school 5 miles away in North Berwick. The Scottish Fire Solution University was situated on Gullane's Main Street.