BEACHES across Scotland have been named among the best at this year's Scottish Beach Awards.

The list, which includes beaches in places like Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire and East Lothian, was created by the environment charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.

To be accredited by the organisation, the named locations must meet standards across three areas.

These include Access, Facilities and Safety, Local Environmental Quality, and Communities and Heritage.

Loch Morlich was among the beaches namedLoch Morlich was among the beaches named (Image: Getty)

See all the beaches named among the best in Scotland

Here are all the beaches in Scotland named at this year's Scottish Beach Awards.

  • Aberdeen Ballroom Beach - Aberdeen City
  • Balmedie Beach - Aberdeenshire
  • Collieston - Aberdeenshire
  • Cruden Bay - Aberdeenshire
  • Fraserburgh Tigerhill - Aberdeenshire
  • Fraserburgh Waters of Philorth - Aberdeenshire
  • Inverboyndie Beach - Aberdeenshire
  • Peterhead Lido - Aberdeenshire
  • Stonehaven Beach - Aberdeenshire
  • Montrose Seafront - Angus
  • Carnoustie - Angus
  • Arbroath - Angus
  • Lunan Bay - Angus
  • Monifieth - Angus
  • East Haven - Angus
  • Broughty Ferry - Dundee City
  • Belhaven Bay - East Lothian
  • Dunbar East - East Lothian
  • Longniddry Bents, Gosford - East Lothian
  • Yellowcraig - East Lothian
  • North Berwick Milsey Bay - East Lothian
  • North Berwick West Beach - East Lothian
  • Longniddry Bents - East Lothian
  • Gullane Bents - East Lothian

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  • Aberdour Silver Sands - Fife
  • Anstruther Billowness - Fife
  • Burntisland Beach - Fife
  • Crail Roome Bay - Fife
  • Elie Harbour - Fife
  • Elie Ruby Bay - Fife
  • Kingsbarns Beach - Fife
  • Kirkcaldy Seafield - Fife
  • Leven East - Fife
  • St Andrews East Sands - Fife
  • St Andrews West Sands - Fife
  • Aberdour Black Sands - Fife
  • Kinghorn and Pettycur Bay - Fife
  • Brora Beach - Highland
  • Dornoch Beach - Highland
  • Nairn Central - Highland
  • Loch Morlich - Highland
  • Irvine - North Ayrshire
  • Coldingham - Scottish Borders
  • West Sandwick - Shetland
  • Sands of Breckon - Shetland
  • Ayr South - South Ayrshire
  • Troon - South Ayrshire
  • Maidens - South Ayrshire
  • Prestwick - South Ayrshire
  • Girvan - South Ayrshire
  • Barassie Shore - South Ayrshire

Fife had the most beaches featured on the list with 13 of the winners hailing from the Kingdom.