Places to visit

Tuilyies Standing Stones

Tuilyies Standing Stones, above Torryburn © Copyright Paul McIlroy and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence

Tuilyies Standing Stones are a group of four standing stones located close to the A985 road about half a mile northeast of the village of Torryburn in Fife, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha, Alba). They are thought to date from about 2000 BC to 1000 BC. The largest stands at some 8 feet in height with vertical grooves, probably due to weathering. The stone also has a number of carved cup-marks. Legend has it, that along with the other three stones which stand to the south, they mark the graves of chieftains who died during a battle in ancient times.

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

Andrew Carnegie image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

This museum is located at the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie in Dunfermline/Dun Pharlain and has interactive displays and weaving demonstrations. It is open from the 1st March-30th November 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday and 2-5pm Sundays.

Scotstarvit Tower

Scotstarvit Castle © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.

Scotstarvit Tower is located 2 miles south of the town of Cupar, Fife, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cùbar, Fìobha, Alba). It is between Tarvit Hill and Walton Hill, south of the River Eden, near the A916 road. The tower is thought to have been built in about 1500 by the Inglis family. It then underwent major work by Edinburgh lawyer Sir John Scot, who bought the estate in 1611. The layout of the tower is built in a L-shaped style, with a spiral stair in the small wing. It has six floors and a with the third floor having a large fireplace, three seated windows and a privy. It is thought that the fourth floor may have been the private chambers of the lord and lady of the house. The garret on the sixth floor originally had an ornate classical fireplace, indicating it may have used as John Scot's study. The tower is still largely intact and open to the public.

Fife Folk Museum

Fife Folk Museum

This museum is housed in a group of listed buildings including a row of weavers cottages. The collections include agricultural and craft tools, domestic equipment, pottery and paintings. It is open daily from 1st April-31st October from 10.30-4.30 and located in the centre of the village of Ceres off the B939 which is about two miles east southeast from Cupar and about six miles west southwest from St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. More information can be obtained from www.fifefolkmuseum.org .

St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden

St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden

St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden is located in a 17th century house and garden at 12 North Street, St Andrews, Fife Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn, Fìobha, Alba). It is close to St Andrews Cathedral and St Andrews Castle. It is situated in the oldest settlement of St Andrews and is one of the earliest domestic dwellings in the area.

St Andrews Castle

St Andrews Castle

The ruins of St Andrews Castle stand on a headland to the north of the town of St Andrews (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn) on the east coast of Fife. The castle dates from around 1200 AD and the ruins seen today are mainly from the mid sixteenth century. It was the main residence of the bishops of St Andrews in the middle ages. The castle was the scene of the most important events of the Scottish Reformation in 1560.  It has witnessed murders, executions and sieges over its turbulent history and has been the site of many battles between the Scottish and invading English. It is managed by Historic Scotland and is open daily throughout the year. It is located north of the A917 in St Andrews/Cill Rimhinn.

Sauchope Standing Stone

Sauchope Standing Stone 1

This is a ninth century AD Pictish standing stone located off the A917 north from the village of Crail (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Aile) in the East Nuek of Fife, Scotland. 

Scottish Fisheries Museum

This museum that tells the story of fishing in Scotland and its people from the earliest time until the present. It is located on the harbour front of Anstruther which is along the A917 east from St Monans and Pittenweem. www.scotfishmuseum.org

Kellie House

Kellie Castle

Kellie House is three miles north-northwest from the fishing village of Pittenweem (Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Uaimh,  Fìobha, Alba). The oldest part of the castle, the present northwest tower, possibly dates back to mid fourteenth century. A new tower was added in 1573 with a new range linking the two towers to another tower built in the late sixteenth, early seventeenth centuries. The house and gardens are managed by the National Trust for Scotland and open to the public daily throughout the year. It is located off the B9171 about three miles north northwest from Pittenweem/Baile na h-Uaimh.

Newark Castle - St Monans

Newark Castle St Monans 33(2)

This ruined castle is located on the outskirts of the town of St Monansin the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland, along the A917 between Elie and Pittenweem and is also on the Fife Coastal Path www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk. The remains possibly date back to the thirteenth century.

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