A TOTAL of 60 Scottish beaches have won awards in recognition of their high standards.
The annual Scottish Beach Awards highlights the environmental quality of beaches, such as keeping sand litter-free, providing information for visitors and having disabled access.
The awards have been running for 25 years and two beaches, St Andrews West Sands in Fife and Gullane Bents in East Lothian, have won honours every year since the start.
Fife tops the list this year with 15 award-winning beaches, followed by 12 in the Highlands, eight in Aberdeenshire and seven in East Lothian. Angus has six, the Shetland Islands five, South Ayrshire three and there is one award-winning beach in each of North Ayrshire, the Borders, Dundee and Aberdeen.
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