Aberdour Castle Thirteenth Century castle
featuring terraced gardens, dovecot. Splendid views over the Forth.
Built by the Douglas family in the 13th century.
Three miles west of Burntisland on A921.
Apl - Sept. Winter restrictions
01383
860516
Historic Scotland
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Scottish Museums Council
Visit the humble birthplace of the weaver's son
who became the richest man in the world. Discover how he made his
fortune and how he decided to spend over $350 million dollars on
philanthropic gifts worldwide. Find out why his gifts of almost
3,000 library buildings were so important to him
The cottage
and museum tells the story of benefactor Andrew Carnegie.
Moodie Street, Dunfermline
Apl - Oct
01383 724302
Balmerino Abbey. Ruins of a
Cistercian Monastery founded in 1229. Cannot enter the buildings but
can view the grounds.
Open all year
Crail Museum and Heritage Centre. History of
Crail and its seafaring traditions.
Centre of Crail. Four miles north east of
Anstruther on A917
Apl-May weekends. June-Sept. Closed
winter.
01333 450869
Dunfermline Palace and Abbey.
The site marks the remains of an eleventh century Benedictine abbey
The great abbey of Dunfermline was founded in
the 11th century by Queen Margaret and the foundations of the
original building lie under the stunning 12th century Romanesque
style nave.The Abbey Church is the last resting place of many
Scottish kings and queens...
St Margaret Street Dunfermline.
Apl-Sept. Winter restrictions
01383 739026
Historic Scotland
Falkland Palace and Garden Built on site of
earlier castle and palace buildings. Amongst other things you will
see the chapel, King's bedchamber. Gardens with herbaceous border,
shrubs and herbs.
Ten miles from M90, J8. - on A912
Mar -Oct
01337 857397
National Trust for
Scotland
Fife Folk Museum. History of rural life in the
area including a weaver's cottage.
High Street of Ceres eight miles west of St
Andrews.
May-Sept 2-5pm
01334 828180
Hill of Tarvit. Mansion house built 1906 by Sir
Robert Lorimer. See Flemish tapestries, Chinese porcelain... formal terraced gardens with very long mixed border.
House Apl-Sept. Gardens. All year
01334 653127
National Trust for
Scotland
Kellie Castle. Dating from the fourteenth
century, now restored contains beautiful plaster ceilings and
painted panelling. Victorian gardens.
5th Earl of Kellie hid in
the garden in a burnt-out tree stump for
an entire summer after the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
Three miles north west of Pittenweem on B9171
Caastle - Easter & June-Sept.
Garden & grounds - all year
01333 720271
National Trust for
Scotland
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. Collection
of eighteenth to twentieth century Scottish paintings. Museum tells
story of social, industrial and natural history of the area.
Centre of Kirkcaldy next to railway station.
Mon-Sat
01592 412860
Scottish Fisheries Museum. History of the
Scottish fishing industry with full-size model boats, a fisherman's
cottage.
Harbourhead, Anstruther, on A917
Apl-Sept. Winter restrictions
01333 310628
St Andrews Castle. Ruins from 13thc.
St Andrews sea front.
All year,( winter restrictions -closed Thur pm
and Friday)
01334 477196
Historic Scotland
St Andrews Cathedral and St Rule's Tower.
Ruins of largest cathedral in Scotland with museum. St Rule's Tower
is part of a 12thc Augustinian church which you can climb to get
super views of the area.
St Andrews sea front.
All year
01334 472563
Historic Scotland
St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and
Gardens. 16thc house with material on history of the town.
Reconstructions include chemist shop and dentist's workshop. Walled
garden.
North Street, near Cathedral. St Andrews.
March & Easter - weekends
May-Sept 2-5pm
01334 477629
St Fillan's Cave. The Celtic
saint and preacher stayed here - later used by monks and smugglers
(but not at the same time!). It is now a place of pilgrimage.
Open all year. You can collect
a key from Gingerbread Horse Craft & Coffee Shop in the High Street
Pittenweem.
Historic Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
Genealogy: Trace your Scottish ancestors in the
Kingdom of Fife and find your Fife roots with
Scottish Genealogy Research with a friendly team that cover most
of Scotland. Initial enquiries are free.
Memorial to George Wishart in
St Andrews,
1513-1546. Powerful Protestant preacher betrayed by Cardinal Beaton
and burnt at the stake. His friends subsequently killed Beaton and
together created the first Congregation of the Protestant Church in
Scotland.
St Andrews
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