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Portobello Central Beach Photos

City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Making A Splash

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High tide time at Porty, waves rolling into the wooden groynes which protect the sands of the beach against erosion.

Uploaded to Flickr by byronv2 on 15 December 2022

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Location: Portobello, Edinburgh

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: NT308741

Coordinates: 55°57'19"N 3°6'34"W

Mapcode: GBR 2C.XWXL

What 3 Words: garage.bolts.zebra

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Scotland

Local Authority: City of Edinburgh

Nearest postcode: EH15 1HE

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Making A Splash' - a photo of Portobello Central Beach

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