Scot Sites eBooks - The Castle of Edinburgh. The following is from The Castle of Edinburgh by G. F. Maine: THE door in the octagonal tower leads to the small apartment known as the Regalia Room. Here, after many wanderings and divers adventures, repose the crown jewels of Scotland. Here, embodied in the crown, says tradition, is the circlet of gold which adorned the head of the Bruce. Here is the crown which has been placed on the head of each king James, has graced the brow of the talented and beautiful Queen Mary; and to preserve that of which it is the symbol, many thousands of Scotland's sons have given their lives on the field of battle. The story of the Regalia is itself a romance. The Regalia were exposed at the sittings of the Scottish Parliament down to the Union, when the Earl Marischal was called upon to surrender them to the Commissioners of the Treasury, but this he declined to do in person, and ordered a Junior Clerk of Session to deliver them to the Commissioners.
Banqueting Hall. Fife. Fife ([ˈfəif]; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha) is a council area and historic county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was once one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland. It is a lieutenancy area, and was a county of Scotland until 1975. It was very occasionally known by the anglicisation Fifeshire in old documents and maps compiled by English cartographers and authors. A person from Fife is known as a Fifer. Fife is Scotland's third largest local authority area by population. The historic town of St Andrews is located on the northeast coast of Fife. History[edit] Fife, bounded to the north by the Firth of Tay and to the south by the Firth of Forth, is a natural peninsula whose political boundaries have changed little over the ages.
Fife became a centre of heavy industry in the 19th century. Governance[edit] Visit Fife. Theatre, music, comedy, dance and more | ON at Fife. Welcome to Fife Coast & Countryside Trust. Beekeeping Fife - Home. Fife and Stirling. Select area This part of Scotland - so close to the cities of the Central Belt - has much to offer the walker. We will help you find the best walking routes in all parts of Fife, Clackmannanshire and Stirling, from the coastal walks linking the picturesque East Neuk fishing villages, to more challenging hikes in the Lomond Hills or Ochils. There are also many towns well worth a visit from walkers, including beautiful St Andrews and proud Stirling, packed with history.
We've carefully researched each of the walks, giving up to date, reliable information to help you get the most from your visit to this fascinating part of Scotland. You can view and book accommodation, find places to eat and things to see and do. The walking routes feature a GPS route waypoints download file, in both Quo and GPX format (which is compatable with all major mapping software). Map derived from SVG map of Scotland by Eric Gaba; licenced under CCSA. THE FIFE COASTAL PATH. Fife, Scotland. Fife is one of the historical regions of Scotland and was originally a Pictish Kingdom. It is still called the Kingdom of Fife and is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. Originally Fife had three main districts - Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife.
The functions that were performed by these districts are now performed by the Fife counsel. Nowadays, there are many towns and villages worth a visit in the Fife region. The burgh of Burntisland, for example, has Rossend Castle which was built in the fifteenth century. If you visit at the right time of the year, you may be privileged to watch the highland games in Ceres. These games are amongst the oldest in Scotland. At Kinglassie, you will find the Dogton stone. The Scottish region of Fife is perhaps best known for its mention in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" wherein Macduff was the thane of Fife. Exploring Fife. The Kingdom of Fife - Scotland. Fife tourist information, maps, golf and accommodation in Fife and St Andrews, Scotland - FifeGuide.com.
Scottish Screen Archive - Search - Results. Scotland's Enchanting Kingdom. Fife Direct. Fife Today. Home - KnowFife™ Dataset Server. Fife :: Things to do, Life, Jobs & Investment. Digital Fife: Welcome to Digital Fife. What's On in Fife. Fife Youth Radio. The Fife Post. GENUKI - Fife. The parish index page leads to greater detail about all the parishes in the Kingdom of Fife. You can also try searching the Where in Fife is ... ? Pages which locate 2300 places in Fife. Archives, Libraries & Museums National collections, all with a lot of material concerning Fife: The ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh provides easy access to Scottish records for family historians.
Internet collections: Google Books, the Open Library, the Internet Archive texts and HathiTrust all have scanned copies of historical books about Fife. Local collections: Cupar Library, Duncan Institute, Crossgate, Cupar. An excellent guide to the location of pre-1900 archive material of genealogical and local historical importance is "The Archives of Fife" by Andrew Campbell, published 1997, which is available from the Fife Family History Society or the Tay Valley Family History Society There are also several excellent museums in the county. Return to top of page Bibliography Business and Commerce Records Census.
Made in Fife. Fife and Kinross Home Page. Untitled. The Fife Show. List of places in Fife. Map of places in Fife compiled from this list Aberdour Castle Anstruther Balgonie Castle Balmerino Abbey Culross Palace Dairsie Castle Dalgety Bay Dysart Falkland Palace Fife Coastal path Forth Bridge Forth Road Bridge Isle of May Kellie Castle Kinghorn Lower Largo Newark Castle Oakley, Blair tower Rossend Castle Rosyth Castle Scottish Fisheries Museum Seafield Tower Tulliallan Castle Wemyss Castle A[edit] B[edit] C[edit] D[edit] E[edit] F[edit] G[edit] H[edit] I[edit] J[edit] Jamestown K[edit] L[edit] M[edit] N[edit] O[edit] P[edit] R[edit] S[edit] T[edit] U[edit] Upper Largo W[edit] See also[edit] St Andrews. Coordinates: St Andrews (Scots: Saunt Aundraes[2] Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn)[3] is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.
The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. The University is an integral part of the burgh, and during term time students make up approximately one third of the town's population. St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife. There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and a bishopric since at least the 11th century. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the "home of golf". Name[edit] The earliest recorded name of the area is Muckross (from Scottish Gaelic Mucrois, meaning "Boar's head/peninsula").[4] After the founding of a religious settlement in Muckross in around 370 AD, the name changed to Cennrígmonaid. History[edit] Transport[edit]
Dunfermline. Coordinates: Dunfermline ( i/dʌnˈfɛrmlɨn/; Scots: Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground 3 miles (4.8 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The 2011 census established that Dunfermline has a population of 49,706, making it the second-largest settlement in Fife.[4] The area around Dunfermline became home to the first settlers in the Neolithic period, but did not gain recognition until the Bronze Age as a place of importance. The town is a major service centre for west Fife. History[edit] Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower The first record of a settlement in the Dunfermline area was in the Neolithic period. The Union of the Crowns ended the town's royal connections when James VI relocated the Scottish Court to London in 1603.[15] The Reformation of 1560 had previously meant a loss of the Dunfermline's ecclesiastical importance.
Erskine Beveridge company offices, now converted into flats Governance[edit]
Kirkcaldy. Coordinates: Kirkcaldy ( i/kərˈkɔːdi/ kər-KAW-dee; Scots: Kirkcaldy, Scottish Gaelic: Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about 11.6 miles (19 km) north of Edinburgh and 27.6 miles (44 km) south-southwest of Dundee. The town has a population of 49,709 as recorded in 2011 census, making it Fife's largest population centre.[4] Kirkcaldy has long been nicknamed the Lang Toun ( listen ; Scots for "long town") in reference to the early town's 0.9-mile (1.4 km) main street, as indicated on maps of the 16th and 17th centuries.
The area around Kirkcaldy has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. The town is a major service centre for the central Fife area. History[edit] Toponymy[edit] The name Kirkcaldy means "place of the hard fort" or "place of Caled's fort". Early[edit] Medieval[edit] 16th to 18th centuries[edit] Remains of the common muir now known as Volunteers' Green Modern[edit] Governance[edit] Kirkcaldy Town House.
Culross. Coordinates: Culross (/ˈkurəs/) (Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a village and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395.[1] Originally Culross served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century. Founding legend[edit] A legend states that when the British princess (and future saint) Teneu, daughter of the king of Lothian, became pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff.
She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat. Industry[edit] During the 16th and 17th centuries, the town was a centre of the coal mining industry. Heritage[edit] Culross Town House. Street in Culross During the 20th century, it became recognised that Culross contained many unique historical buildings and the National Trust for Scotland has been working on their preservation and restoration since the 1930s. Notable people[edit] Civic links[edit] References[edit]
East Neuk. The East Neuk ( listen ) or East Neuk of Fife is an area of the coast of Fife, Scotland, which is geographically ill-defined but nonetheless stirs local passions. "Neuk" is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the East Neuk is generally accepted to comprise the fishing villages of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth and the land and villages slightly inland therefrom. In effect, this means that part to the south of a line drawn parallel to the coast from just north of Earlsferry to just north of Crail. As such it would include Elie and Earlsferry, Colinsburgh, St Monans, Pittenweem, Arncroach, Carnbee, Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Crail and Kingsbarns. Coordinates:
Falkland Palace. Falkland Palace, 'South Quarter' from the Courtyard Falkland Palace in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a former royal palace of the Scottish Kings. Today it is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, and serves as a tourist attraction.[1] History[edit] Early years[edit] Falkland Palace from the gardens The Scottish Crown acquired Falkland Castle from MacDuff of Fife in the 14th century.
Albany was exonerated from blame by Parliament, but suspicions of foul play persisted, suspicions which never left Rothesay's younger brother the future James I of Scotland, and which would eventually lead to the downfall of the Albany Stewarts. 16th-century improvements[edit] Between 1501 and 1541 Kings James IV and James V of Scotland transformed the old castle into a beautiful royal palace: with Stirling Castle it was one of only two Renaissance palaces in Scotland. Gatehouse armorial tablet Falkland became a popular retreat with all the Stewart monarchs.
Civil war[edit] 19th Century[edit] Falkland Palace. Forth Bridge. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890 and spans a total length of 8,296 feet (2,528.7 m). It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, though this has never been an official title.
The bridge connects Edinburgh with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry, connecting the north-east and south-east of the country. The bridge was begun in 1883 and took 7 years to complete with the loss of 98 men. Until 1917, when the Quebec Bridge was completed, the Forth Bridge had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world, and it still has the world's second-longest single span. History[edit] View of the structure Earlier proposals[edit] Prior to the construction of the bridge, ferry boats were used to cross the Firth. Tay Bridge disaster[edit] Design[edit] Forth Road Bridge. The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland.
The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth; rail crossings are made by the adjacent and historic Forth Bridge. Issues regarding the continued tolling of the bridge, and those over its deteriorating condition and proposals to have it replaced or supplemented by an additional crossing, have caused it to become something of a political football for the Scottish Parliament, which eventually voted to scrap tolls on the bridge with effect from 11 February 2008. History[edit] The final construction plan was accepted in February 1958 and work began in September of that year. On 1 December 2010 the bridge was closed for the first time due to heavy snow. The Forth Road Bridge, viewed from the Fife side Abolition[edit]
Forth Bridges. Queensferry Crossing. There is also a main-road bridge at Queensferry, Flintshire in Wales. The Queensferry Crossing (formerly the Forth Replacement Crossing) is a road bridge under construction in Scotland. It is being built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge across the Firth of Forth, and will connect Lothian, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. Proposals for a second Forth crossing were first put forward in the 1990s, but it was not until the discovery of structural issues with the Forth Road Bridge in 2005 that plans were moved forward.
The decision to proceed with a replacement bridge was taken at the end of 2007, although the following year it was announced that the existing bridge would be retained as a public transport link. The Forth Crossing Act received Royal Assent in January 2011, and construction began in September 2011. Background to the project[edit] The Forth Road Bridge was opened in 1964, replacing a centuries-old ferry crossing. Planning[edit] Bidding process[edit]
Ochil Hills. Ochil Hills. Category:People from Fife. Alexander Selkirk. Alexander Selkirk. KT Tunstall.
Dougray Scott. Dougray Scott. Henry McLeish. Adam Smith. Adam Smith. Jack Vettriano. Jack Vettriano. Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown. Jimmy Shand. Jimmy Shand. Barbara Dickson. Barbara Dickson. Jim Clark. Jim Clark. Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Hall. Ian Anderson. Ian Anderson. Robert Adam. Robert Adam. Alexander Wood & Hypodermic syringes. Scotland's Secret Bunker. Deep sea world | Scotland's national aquarium.
Bell Pettigrew Museum. Home. Fife Mining Heritage Society: FIFE MINING HERITAGE SOCIETY. Fife Pits and Memorial Book, By Michael Martin.