Crail (Cathair Aile) is a former royal burgh in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Crail probably dates from at least as far back as the Pictish period, as the place-name includes the Pictish/Brythonic element caer, ‘fort’, and there is a Dark Age cross-slab preserved in the parish kirk, itself dedicated to the early holy man St. Maelrubha. Crail East Neuk Burgh and became a Royal Burgh in the 12th century. Robert the Bruce granted permission to hold markets on a Sunday, in the Marketgait, where the Mercat Cross now stands in Crail. The decision caused such outrage in religious circles that John Knox delivered a sermon at Crail Parish Church in the Marketgait damning the fishermen of the East Neuk for working on a Sunday. Despite the protests, the markets were a huge success and were amongst the largest in Europe.
May I have your permission to publish in ‘About Crail’ the old postcard of Roome Bay, Crail? About Crail is a free community newsletter, published weekly by a community team. It has a distribution of around 600. We will of course acknowledge the source of the photograph.
Sorry for delay in answering. No problem Max if you want one without watermark email me at tbsm@tbsm.co.uk