Achmelvich Bay named as one of Scotland's most Instagrammable beaches

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A Sutherland beauty spot has been named as the second most Instagrammable beach in Scotland.

Achmelvich Bay was beaten into top position by Loch Morlich, near Aviemore.

Research by LuxuryHotel.com analysed Instagram hashtag data and the length of Scotland’s most popular beaches to find the 10 with the highest number of "hashtags per metre".

With a length of just over 500 metres and 37,021 hashtags on Instagram, Loch Morlich tops the list with 65.64 hashtags per metre.

Achmelvich has a length of 143 metres with 7504 hashtagged posts on Instagram, giving it a score of 52.48.

Scotland’s most Instagrammable beaches, according to LuxuryHotel.com:

1 Loch Morlich, near Aviemore (65.64 hashtags per metre)

2 Achmelvich Bay, Sutherland (52.48)

3 Seacliff beach, North Berwick (41.84)

4 Elie beach, Fife (31.95)

5 Cramond beach, Edinburgh (27.33)

6 Portobello beach, Edinburgh (18.04)

7 Whitesands, Dunbar (17.27)

8 Coldingham Bay, near Eyemouth (15.76)

9 Camusdarach beach, near Mallaig (11.84)

10 Aberdeen beach (11.63)

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