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Inchkeith Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Inchkeith Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Though a lighthouse was built on Inchkeith as early as 1804, the island’s strategic position in the centre of the Firth...

Dunfermline Palace and Abbey © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars Dunfermline Palace and Abbey (HS)

Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE

The remains of a great Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century. The present superb nave was built in the 12th...

Isle of May Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Isle of May Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This island, eight miles off the Fife coast, was the site of the first lighthouse in Scotland – a coal-fired beacon...

Abbot House Heritage Centre
Abbot House Heritage Centre

Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7NE

This distinctive historic building is now an award winning attraction telling the story of Dunfermline. Cafe, gift shop...

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Burntisland Parish Church
Burntisland Parish Church

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, UK

This most unusual church was built in 1592. Square with a central tower it was thought that the design may have come from...

Charlestown Lime kilns
Charlestown Lime kilns

Dunfermline, KY11

The largest group of lime kilns in Scotland, they date from 1778/79, and form part of an early industrial complex. From...

Crail
Crail

Fife, Scotland, UK

This attractive old burgh has three medieval streets with many fine 17th and 18th century townhouses. The handsome old...

Scotland's Secret Bunker
3 stars Scotland's Secret Bunker

Troywood, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8QH

A former underground Nuclear Command Centre built in the 1950s and protected by 15 feet of reinforced concrete. The...

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Scotstarvit Tower © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Scotstarvit Tower (HS)

Nr. Cupar, Fife, KY15

A well preserved 16th century tower-house. It was altered in 1627 for Sir John Scot and his wife, Lady Anne Drummond....

Falkland Palace and Garden (NTS)
3 stars Falkland Palace and Garden (NTS)

Cupar, Fife, KY15 7BU

This 16th century royal palace set in a medieval village was the country residence and hunting lodge of the Stuart kings...

St Andrews Cathedral © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars St Andrews Cathedral (HS)

St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QL

Impressive remains of the largest cathedral in Scotland, completed in 1318 it was plundered at the Reformation. Museum...

Culross Palace (NTS)
3 stars Culross Palace (NTS)

Culross, Fife, KY12 8JH

This delightful small royal burgh on the north shore of the Forth provides a striking introduction to Scottish domestic...

St Andrews Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars St Andrews Castle (HS)

St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AR

Cliff top castle of the archbishops of St Andrews, besieged many times. See the bottle dungeon and fascinating...

Hill of Tarvit House and Garden (NTS)
4 stars Hill of Tarvit House and Garden (NTS)

Tarvit, Cupar, Fife, KY15 5PB

A handsome Edwardian mansion house of 1906 with notable collection of furniture, paintings, porcelain and bronzes....

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Ravenscraig Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Ravenscraig Castle (HS)

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK

Overlooking the sea, this royal Castle was built from 1460 for Mary of Gueldres, Queen to James II. It is one of the...

1 Inchkeith Lighthouse Scotland, UK
2 Dunfermline Palace and Abbey (HS) Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE 4 stars
3 Isle of May Lighthouse Scotland, UK
4 Abbot House Heritage Centre Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7NE
5 Burntisland Parish Church Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, UK
6 Charlestown Lime kilns Dunfermline, KY11
7 Crail Fife, Scotland, UK
8 Scotland's Secret Bunker Troywood, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8QH 3 stars
9 Scotstarvit Tower (HS) Nr. Cupar, Fife, KY15
10 Falkland Palace and Garden (NTS) Cupar, Fife, KY15 7BU 3 stars
11 St Andrews Cathedral (HS) St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QL 4 stars
12 Culross Palace (NTS) Culross, Fife, KY12 8JH 3 stars
13 St Andrews Castle (HS) St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AR 4 stars
14 Hill of Tarvit House and Garden (NTS) Tarvit, Cupar, Fife, KY15 5PB 4 stars
15 Ravenscraig Castle (HS) Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK

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