Gullane
Gullane is a community on the southerly coast of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland. There has been a church in the town given 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 entry to the village; the church was deserted after a series of sandstorms made it unusable, and also Dirleton Parish Church took its place. Gullane Bents, the town's prize-winning coastline, is backed by huge dune that in recent years have come to be instead overgrown by invasive bushes like sea-buckthorn. Gullane is part of the John Muir Way, a long-distance footpath along the coastline between Musselburgh and also Dunglass. The regional population includes a greater than typical percentage of elderly individuals, but additionally draws in young households and also commuters for Edinburgh. Urbanisation has caused some current housing developments being accepted on greenbelt land around the village, and also Gullane is gaining popularity as a traveler village for nearby Edinburgh (twenty two miles away), in spite of the bad transportation to the town. Amenities include the village hall as well as a variety of stores consisting of a chip shop. There is a primary school, as well as neighborhood children go to high school five miles away in North Berwick. The Scottish Fire Service College was found on Gullane's Main Street.
