DUNFERMLINE & WEST FIFE
	Experience the living past in ancient Dunfermline, where you can walk through 900 years of Scottish history in a day.

Dunfermline's royal and monastic past dominate a town whose lifeblood is history. The ancient capital of Scotland, Dunfermline boasts a royal palace, a 12th century Abbey - the final resting place of King Robert the Bruce and the pre - Iona burial site of the Kings and Queens of Scotland - the restored 15th century Abbot House and the cave in which St Margaret bathed the feet of the poor. King Malcolm Canmore held court after the death of Macbeth at the now ruined fortified tower in the heart of Pittencrieff Park, which abounds in wildlife. This is the birthplace of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie - in a humble weaver's cottage - contrasting with the ornate City Chambers in the French Gothic style and the elegant spire of the Old Sheriff Court which remains an impressive landmark.

Dunfermline Palace	Inside Dunfermline Abbey	Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, Dunfermline.
Inverkeithing Museum	Peacock at Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline.	Culross
North Queensferry and Forth Rail Bridge	Silver Sands Beach, Aberdour.	Carnegie Statue

Close by is the Royal Burgh of Culross, with its picturesque 17th century cottages, now fully restored. Meander through the cobbled streets skirting the shore line of the Firth of Forth, overlooked by the Red pantiled roofs of the harled white washed cottages. Culross was once an important religious centre and was the birthplace of St Mungo, Patron Saint of Glasgow. Charlestown is an attractive model village, built in the shape of the letter E to honour its creator, the 5th Earl of Elgin. Along the coast lies Limekilns, the ancient port of the Benedictine monks of Dunfermline. Follow the coastal walkway East, past the magnificence of the Forth Bridges, to Aberdour, with its fine castle, granted by Robert the Bruce to his nephew in the 14th century, and Scotland's only Blue Flag beach at Silver Sands Bay. Dunfermline and West Fife lies at the very heart of Scotland's fascinating history, where the past is very much alive.

Tour of Fife

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