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Kingdom of Fife Local Attractions

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  • Aberdour Castle Castle showing the stages of evolution of castles in the middle ages. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum The life and charitable works of Andrew Carnegie. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Balbirnie Stone Circle A stone circle relocated to make way for road widening. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Balfarg Henge An ancient henge now standing in the centre of a housing estate. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Balmerino Abbey Very ruined abbey near the southern shore of the Tay. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Blackfriars Chapel A vaulted side apse survives of this church of Dominican friars, which was built in about 1516. In St Andrews: South Street opposite junction with Bell Street.
  • British Golf Museum The story of British golf from its origins in the middle ages through to the present day. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Burntisland Church Unusual square church. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • The Byre Theatre This 5 star theatre based in St Andrews is the only producing theatre in Fife. Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA.
  • Cairnie Fruit Farm We offer an abundance of soft fruits all available to pick or to purchase ready-picked. We also have a 6 acre outdoor maze and our Country Tearoom. Cairnie, Cupar, KY15 4QD.
  • Ceres Highland Games The oldest free games in Scotland, always held on the last Saturday of the month of June, every year (except in wartime) since the charter to hold the Games was given to the people of the village by Robert the Bruce in 1314.
  • Cluny Clays Shooting, Archery & Entertainment Centre Cluny Mains Farm, By Kirkcaldy, KY2 6QU. STB 4 Star Activity Centre.
  • Crail Museum & Heritage Centre An insight into the past life of this ancient Royal Burgh. 62/64 Marketgate, Crail KY10 3TL.
  • Culross Abbey and Culross Abbey Church on the hillside above Culross. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Pages)
  • Culross Palace, Study & Town House The most complete example in Scotland today of a Burgh of the 17th and 18th centuries. Culross, Fife KY12 8JH.
  • Culross Pottery and Gallery Offering a year round programme of exhibitions featuring ceramics, paintings, stain glass, sculptures and jewellery by local artists. Sandhaven, Culross, KY12 8JG.
  • Cupar Highland Games
  • Deep Sea World Battery Quarry, North Queensferry. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Dogton Stone Once a splendid free-standing cross, probably of 9th-century date, all that now remains is a much weathered fragment. In a field at Dogton farmhouse, 1.5m ENE of Cardenden railway station off the B922.
  • Dunfermline Abbey Church An ancient chruch and a more recent one, married together. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Dunfermline Abbey & Palace Remains of an abbey and a royal palace. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries Outstanding museum and gallery. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Falkland Palace Magnificent palace is a very attractive village: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Falkland & St Andrews Tour Tour taking in Falkland and St Andrews. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Falkland Palace Partially restored home of some of the Stuart monarchs. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Fife Folk Museum The fascinating history of the people of Fife. The Weigh House, High Street, Ceres, nr Cupar KY15 5NF.
  • Hill of Tarvit An attractive mansion house and gardens: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Isle of May Ferry Travel to the Isle of May on the May Princess. Sea Safaris and pleasure trips from Anstruther to St Andrews. Anstruther Harbour, Anstruther.
  • Isle of May NNR Lighthouses on the Isle of May have been a beacon for centuries to seafarers in the Firth of Forth. The island now serves as an important research centre for breeding seabirds as well as the grey seals that pup here in autumn.
  • Kellie Castle Residential castle with formal gardens: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Kirklands House Garden and Plant Nursery Saline, KY12 9TS.
  • Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre A superb visitor attraction eight miles south-east of St Andrews. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Knockhill Racing Circuit Scotland's National Motorsport Centre with a wide range of driving activities. By Dunfermline, KY12 9TF. STB 3 Star Activity Centre.
  • Leuchars Church The church in the village of Leuchars, part of which is covered with some of the medieval best stonework in Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Lindores Abbey The ruins of an abbey dating back to 1191. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Pages)
  • Lindores Abbey Distillery An outstanding distillery and visitor centre near Newburgh. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Pages)
  • Methil Heritage Centre Nice museum in an old post office that tells the story of Levenmouth. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Museum of Communication Showing how the communications systems we take for granted today have been developed. 131 High Street, Burntisland KY3 9AA.
  • Scotland's Secret Bunker A fascinating and chilling reminder that the Cold War might have had another outcome. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Scotstarvit Tower A remote towerhouse: Historic Environment Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Scottish Fisheries Museum The superbly told story of fishing in Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Possibly Britain's largest collection of historic buses dating from the 1920s to 1980s. M90 Commerce Park, Lathalmond, By Dunfermline.
  • St Andrews Aquarium A marine environment in a marine location. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Andrews Botanic Garden About 8000 species of ferns, herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees are grown here. Some are native to Scotland but most grow wild in other regions of the world. Canongate, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8RT.
  • St Andrews Castle Badly ruined but very imposing: Historic Environment Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Andrews Cathedral The remains of what was once Scotland's largest cathedral. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Andrews Cathedral Museum Excellent collection of carved stones and gravestones. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Andrews Heritage Trust Museum A small, independent museum in the town’s old fisher quarter. 12 North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9PW.
  • St Bridget's Church Ruined church on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Margaret's Cave Place of pilgrimage under a Dunfermline car park.(Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Mary’s Church, Kirkheugh The scanty foundations of a small cruciform church on the edge of the cliff behind the cathedral. It was the earliest collegiate church in Scotland. On the coastal path to the pier and just north of St Andrews Cathedral.
  • St Monans Parish Church Beautiful church placed right on the edge of the sea. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • St Rule's Tower Offering superb vews in all directions. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Stirling & Dunfermline Tour Driving tour taking in Stirling and Dunfermline. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Tentsmuir NNR The sand dunes and beach at the mouth of the Tay estuary are one of the fastest growing parts of Scotland. Along the foreshore a mile and a half east of Tayport.
  • Tulliallan Kirkyard Superb collection of old gravestones. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
  • Wemyss Caves Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society operate a museum and visitor centre for the internationally renowned Wemyss Caves and their Pictish carvings. Guided tours every sunday from April through September. Terras Hall, The Haugh, East Wemyss, Fife KY1 4SB.
  • Wemyss Ware Pottery Pottery and STB 4 Star Visitor Attraction producing Scotland's famous Wemyss Ware. This hand painted pottery was first made in Fife in 1882, and the tradition continues today. Potters and painters can be seen at work at Kirkbrae, Ceres, KY15 5ND.
  • West Port One of the few surviving city gates in Scotland, built in 1589 and renovated in 1843. St Andrews: at junction of South Street with Bridge Street.

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