A SEASIDE town has been named as the "best place to live" in Scotland for 2021.

North Berwick in East Lothian topped the list of Scottish locations featured in The Sunday Times’ "best places to live in the UK" list for the past year.

The town, known for its “positive energy”, is joined by seven other beauty spots across the country in making the prestigious list.

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These range from a town in the Scottish Borders to an island in the Inner Hebrides.

Full list of Scottish locations featured in The Sunday Times’ list:

  • Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire
  • Broughty Ferry, Dundee
  • Dennistoun, Glasgow (below)

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  • Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross
  • Isle of Eigg, Scottish Inner Hebrides (below)

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  • Melrose, Scottish Borders (below)

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  • North Berwick, East Lothian (below)

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  • Portobello, Edinburgh (below)

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