Lundin Links and Lower Largo

About Lundin Links and Lower Largo

Lundin Links and Lower Largo share a long sweep of sand and shingle on Largo Bay, at the western end of the East Neuk. A newspaper feature on a full-time sea glass collector describes her working the beaches near her home in Lundin Links most days. She puts the rare red glass on this coast down to lamp lenses from the old coastal railway.

Sea glass at Lundin Links and Lower Largo

Blue and green are common. Red is rare but does turn up, some of it from old railway lamp lenses, and orange, purple, black glass and multis are also mentioned. The tip is to go on a falling tide and walk slowly back and forth along the tide line, especially where there is shingle.

Visiting Lundin Links and Lower Largo

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.