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The Kingdom of Fife

Squeezed between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, Fife was for
Leuchars
centuries isolated from the rest of Scotland and still retains its distinctive Balmullo Leuchars
Balmullo
character. The region was once the seat of Scottish kings and this tour St Andrews
St Andrews
Guard Bridge
includes some of its most fascinating sights. From St Andrews, with its Guard Bridge Bay
Bay
Kincaple
Picullo
Moonzie
hallowed golf courses, ancient university – and bracing North Sea Moonzie Picullo Eden Eden Kincaple Strathkinness
ST ANDREWS
Lindores
winds – the route leads to a former military bunker, hidden Lindores Strathkinness ST ANDREWS
Kemback
deep underground. This subterranean secret is followed Letham Kemback Blebocraigs Boarhills
Blebocraigs
Letham
Boarhills
Cupar
Bow of
by a succession of picturesque fishing villages that Collessie Bow of Cupar Piscottie Denhead
Denhead
Collessie
Piscottie
Fife
Fife
line the Fife coast. The route then winds inland Auchtermuchty Springfield Scotstarvit FIFE FOLK Kingsbarns
Scotstarvit
Kingsbarns
Auchtermuchty
FIFE FOLK
Springfield
Tower
Ceres
past fertile fields, castles and palaces, Strathmiglo Dunshalt Tower Ceres MUSEUM Dunino SCOTLAND’S
Dunshalt
MUSEUM
Strathmiglo
SCOTLAND’S
Dunino
Craigrothie
Peat Inn
Ladybank
SECRET BUNKER
Glenfarg
before returning to the coast in Glenfarg Gateside Ladybank Pitlessie Craigrothie Backmuir of Peat Inn SECRET BUNKER Fife Fife
Gateside
Ness
Ness
Backmuir of
Pitlessie
the immaculately preserved PE R TH AND Kingskettle New Gilston Largoward
Kingskettle
New Gilston
PE R TH AND
Largoward
FALKLAND PALACE
mercantile town of Culross. FALKLAND PALACE Kettlebridge Carnbee Crail Crail
Kettlebridge
Carnbee
KINR O SS
KINR O SS Lomond Hills Freuchie KELLIE CASTLE
KELLIE CASTLE
Freuchie
Lomond Hills
Muirhead
Muirhead
Upper
Arncroach
Dalqueich
Dalqueich Upper Arncroach Kilrenny
Kilrenny
FIFE
Largo
Milnathort
Milnathort FIFE Largo Colinsburgh
Colinsburgh
Cellardyke
Canbo
Kinesswood
Canbo Kinesswood Kennoway Pittenweem Cellardyke
Kennoway
Pittenweem
Loch Leven
Lower
ANSTRUTHER
Loch Leven Leslie Lower ANSTRUTHER
Leslie
Markinch
Kinross
Castle
Kinross Castle Markinch Largo Kilconquhar
Largo Kilconquhar
Pool of
St Monance
Pool of Windygates St Monance
LOCH LEVEN
Windygates
Leven
Muckart LOCH LEVEN Leven
Muckart
Leven
Glenrothes
Drum
Drum Coldrain Leven Glenrothes Earlsferry Elie Elie Isle of
Coldrain
Isle of
Earlsferry
Lar g o
Coaltown
Devon Devon Kinglassie Coaltown Methil Lar g o May May
Methil
Kinglassie
B ay
B ay
of Balgonie
of Balgonie
Ballingry
Cleish
Cleish Ballingry Thornton
Thornton
East
East
Devonside
Lochore
Devonside Lochore Wemyss
Blairingone
Blairingone Loch Loch Auchterderran Wemyss
Auchterderran
Ore
Ore
Loch Loch Glencraig West West
Glencraig
Sauchie
Sauchie Glow Kelty Kelty
Glow
Wemyss
Mill Mill Chapel Wemyss
Gallatown
Lochgelly
Lochgelly Chapel Gallatown
Saline
Saline Dysart
Dysart
Alloa h h
Alloa
Loch Fitty
Loch Fitty Cowdenbeath Kirkcaldy t t
Cowdenbeath
Kirkcaldy
Kingseat
Kingseat Auchtertool r r
Auchtertool
Kennet
Kennet o o
Wellwood
Comrie Wellwood Denibristle F F
Comrie
Airth Airth Dunfermline Denibristle
Dunfermline
Kincardine Fordell Kinghorn
Kincardine
Fordell
Kinghorn
New Mills
New Mills o f f
Burntisland
Torryburn
Torryburn Mastertown Burntisland o
Mastertown
Aberdour
CULROSS Aberdour h h
CULROSS
Charlestown i r r t t
Charlestown
Rosyth
Rosyth F i
Inverkeithing
Bo‘ness Inverkeithing F
Bo‘ness
Bridgeness North Queensferry
Bridgeness
North Queensferry
FORTH ROAD
FORTH ROAD
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
South
South
Queensferry Below Lower Largo, home of Alexander
Queensferry
Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe, see p226
ACTIVITIES
Play a round of golf on the famous Old Course in St Andrews
Walk the invigorating Fife Coast Path from Anstruther
Go canoeing, abseiling, or mountain biking in the East Neuk of Fife
Take a boat trip to see the wildlife on the Isle of May
Go birdwatching to spot the lapwings and pink-footed geese at
Loch Leven
Take a ferry to the island on Loch Leven to see Mary Queen of
Scots’ prison
Walk up the hill to the abbey overlooking Culross
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