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Tour Scotland Photograph Coastal Path Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the coastal path through the village of Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path, which passes through Pittenweem, stretches from North Queensferry in the south, to the Tay Bridge in the north. Each corner holds another secret for you to discover, historic castles and caves, quaint fishing villages and award winning beaches.
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Tour Scotland Photograph West Shoreline Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the West shoreline at Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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June Photograph Rocky Coastline Scotland
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
June photograph of the rocky coastline at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Tour Scotland Photograph Lobster Boat Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a lobster boat returning to harbour at Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Rock Pool Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a rock pool by Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Red Pantiles
Tour Scotland photograph of red pantiles on the houses and cottages in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The East Neuk offered natural trading ports for Dutch and Belgian captains as they sailed up past the east coast of England. These ships brought red pantiles as ballast and the locals soon found them to be excellent roofing material.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Seaweed East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of seaweed on the coast at Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. In the old days seaweed was gathered and laid out to dry before being burned in a kelp kiln. Kelp making was the changing or conversion of seaweed into ash, which was used in many things, particularly the production of soda and iodine.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video House On The Rock Pittenweem
Tour Scotland photograph of the house on a rock on the coastal walking path in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path is a Scottish long distance footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. Places of historic interest along the route include Aberdour Castle, Macduff's Castle near East Wemyss, Wemyss Castle, and Pitmilly,
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video White Houses Cottages Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of white houses and cottages with red roofs on West Shore Street on the coast in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Until 1975 Pittenweem was a royal burgh, having been awarded the status by King James V in 1541. Founded as a fishing village around a probably early Christian religious settlement, it grew along the shoreline from the west where the sheltered beaches were safe places for fishermen to draw their fishing boats up out of the water. In 1779 John Paul Jones, founder of the American Navy, anchored half a mile off Pittenweem in the USS Bonhomme Richard. Jones bombarded Anstruther, but did not attack Pittenweem. However he made off with the town's pilot who had sailed out to meet Jones' squadron.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Isle of May
Tour Scotland photograph of the Isle of May from, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The island, seen on the horizon, was the site of one of the earliest Christian churches in Scotland, founded in the 9th century and built into an unusual mass-burial mound that probably dates from prehistoric times. The original church was expanded during the 12th century by David I of Scotland, under the aegis of the Reading Abbey which had been founded by his brother-in-law, Henry I of England. The monks agreed to maintain nine priests on the island to pray for the souls of the Kings Of Scots. The island, with the supposed relics of Saint Ethernan who died there in around 669, was a popular destination for pilgrims during the later Middle Ages. Evidence that it was already an important place for pilgrimage in the 12th century include the remains of a ten seater communal lavatory, much larger than necessary for an abbey with only nine or ten monks. Bishop Wishart of St Andrews bought the priory in the middle of the 13th century, although there was an attempt to overturn this and the dispute rumbled on for about fifty years. The priory was finally transferred to the Canons of St Andrews in 1318, and was relocated at Pittenweem. The Prior of Pittenweem passed the island to Patrick Learmonth of Dairsie, Provost of St Andrews in 1549. He sold it to Balfour of Manquhany in 1551, who in turn passed it on to Forret of Fyngask seven years later, who sold it to Allan Lamont, who in turn sold it to it to John Cunningham, or Cunynghame, of Barnes who was responsible for the first lighthouse beacon on the island. The so-called " Battle " of May Island took place nearby on the night of 31 January 1918. A sequence of accidental collisions between Royal Navy warships occurred over little more than an hour which saw two submarines sunk with heavy loss of life, another four damaged along with a light cruiser. The Navy maintained a control centre on the island for indicator loops and six ASDIC units laid on the seabed to detect U-boats and enemy surface vessels trying to enter the Forth from shortly before the Second World War until 1946. Since 1956 the isle has been dedicated as a National Nature Reserve and managed by the Nature Conservancy Council, now Scottish Natural Heritage, although until 1989 it was actually owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board. The Northern Lighthouse Board purchased the island in 1814 from the Duke and Duchess of Portland for 60,000 pounds, by which time the beacon was the last remaining private lighthouse in Scotland. A proper lighthouse was built on the island in 1816 by Robert Stevenson. and is an ornate gothic tower on a castellated stone building designed to resemble a castle, 24 metres high and with accommodation for three light keepers and their families, along with additional space for visiting officials. The new lighthouse started operating on 1 September 1816, and is now a listed building.
Isle of May from, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Harbour Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Pittenweem is currently the most active of the fishing ports in the East Neuk coast of Fife. Other primary industries are farming, tourism and, recently, arts and crafts.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Large Rock Pool Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a large rock pool on the coast at, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Small Creel Fishing Boats Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of small creel fishing boats in the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The word creel refers to a device used to catch lobsters and other crustaceans. Made of woven netting, similar to that used in traditional fishing net. over a frame of plastic tubing and a slatted wooden base, this type of creel is analogous in function to a lobster pot. Several creels shot on one line can be referred to as a " leader ".
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Tour Scotland Photograph Fishing Nets Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of fishing nets at the harbour, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Fish have been recognised as a major food source from the earliest times. Fishing was important to the earliest settlers in Scotland, around 7000 BC. At this stage, fishing was a subsistence activity, undertaken only to feed the fisher and their immediate community. By the medieval period, salmon and herring were important resources and were exported to continental Europe, and the towns of the Hanseatic League in particular. As the industry developed, " fishertouns " and villages sprang up to supply the growing towns and fishing became more specialised. The many religious houses in Scotland acted as a spur to fisheries, granting exclusive fishing rights and demanding part of their tithes in fish
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Sea Wall
Tour Scotland photograph of the sea wall and houses in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The white houses with red roofs illustrate the classic East Neuk building style, influenced by trade with the Low Countries, Belgium and the Netherlands. The East Neuk offered natural trading ports for Dutch and Belgian captains as they sailed up past the east coast of England. These ships brought red pantiles as ballast, and the locals soon found them to be excellent roofing material.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Clothes Line Pittenweem Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of washing hanging out on a clothes line, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Ice Cream Shop Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the Ice Cream Shop in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Seagull St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a seagull at the harbour in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. These Scottish birds are typically medium to large in size, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings.
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Tour Scotland Panorama Photograph St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland panorama photograph of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Royal Burgh of St Andrews is located on the east coast of Scotland, facing the North Sea, and hosts the oldest university in Scotland. The town is perhaps most famous, however, as the home of golf. St Andrews was historically the Ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. The cathedral was the most important in Scotland, and the Bishops of St Andrews lived in St Andrews Castle. John Knox preached in the town. The University grew up out of the cathedral, and was founded in 1410, being the oldest university in Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph East Sands St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the East Sands, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Small Fishing Boats St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of small fishing boats in the harbour at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Harbour St Andrews
Tour Scotland photograph of the harbour, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Andrews harbour is home to a fleet of around a dozen small fishing vessels, landing high quality shellfish from around the nearby shores, which are sold locally, nationally and exported to Europe. During medieval times and through to the 16th century the harbour would see significant development with the construction of the original stone built piers and quays to serve the many travellers and merchants of the time; the town developing as an important academic, ecclesiastical and trading centre.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Castle St Andrews
Tour Scotland photograph of the Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Andrews Castle, built in approximately 1400, is where the Bishops of St Andrews lived before the Reformation. It has also served as a fortress and even a prison, but fell into ruin in the 17th century. It has a beautiful location next to the sea, though when I took the above, the tide was out.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Swilcan Burn Bridge St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the Swilcan Burn Bridge, Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Swilken Bridge, or Swilken Burn Bridge, is a famous small stone bridge in St Andrews Links golf course, Scotland. The bridge spans the Swilken Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the Old Course, and has itself become an important cultural icon in the sport of golf.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Old Golf Course St Andrews
Tour Scotland photograph of the Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Andrews is known widely as the " home of golf ". According to the earliest surviving document from 1552, the " playing at golf " on the links adjacent to the " water of eden " was granted permission by Archbishop Hamilton. The most famous golf course in the town is the Old Course, purchased by the town council in 1894. The course which dates back to medieval times, is an Open Championship course, which was first staged in 1873. Famous winners at St Andrews have included: Old Tom Morris, 1861, 1862, 1867 and 1874); Jack Nicklaus, 1970 and 1978. and Tiger Woods, 2000 and 2005. According to Jack Nicklaus, " if a golfer is going to be remembered, he must win at St Andrews ".
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video St Salvator's Chapel St Andrews
Tour Scotland photograph of St Salvator's Chapel, North Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Salvator's Chapel is one of two collegiate chapels belonging to the University of St Andrews, the other being St Leonard's Chapel. It was founded in 1450, by Bishop James Kennedy, built in the Late Gothic architectural style, and refurbished in the 1680s, 1860s and throughout the 20th century. It is currently the chapel of the United college as well as being the major university chapel.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video St Salvator's Quadrangle St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of St Salvator's Quadrangle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This is the historic Quadrangle of St Salvator's College of the University and teaching still takes place in the college buildings. Although the buildings of St Salvator's College, including the college chapel, were grand by medieval standards, they eventually fell into disrepair. From 1837 the quadrangle was rebuilt and extended into its current form, with a north and a west wing in Jacobean style.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video West Gable Cathedral St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the West Gable of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Work on the cathedral was completed and consecrated in 1318 by Bishop Lamberton with Robert The Bruce present at the ceremony. Following the savage attack of the cathedral by the Reformation in 1559, the cathedral was allowed to decay. Apart from most of the east and west gables, the south nave wall, and parts of the south transept, the Cathedral itself has been reduced to its foundations by stone robbing.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video St Rule's Tower St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of St Rule's Tower in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Rule's tower is located in the Cathedral grounds but predates it, having served as the church of the priory up to the early 12th century. The building was retained to allow worship to continue uninterrupted during the building of its much larger successor. Originally, the tower and adjoining choir were part of the church built in the 11th century to house the relics of St Andrew. Today the tower commands an admirable view of the town, harbour, sea, and surrounding countryside.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Cathedral St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This was at one time Scotland's largest building, originated in the priory of Canons Regular founded by Bishop Robert Kennedy. St Rule's Church, located to the south-east of the medieval cathedral is said to date from around 1120 and 1150, being the predecessor of the cathedral.
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Tour Scotland Photograph King Of Scones Scone Palace Perthshire
Tour Scotland phtograph of a cream and jam scone, the King of Scones, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
Scones, from the Gaelic word " sgoon " and rhymed with " gone " are a favourite in Scotland. The recipe below is for what are known as rich white scones. These can form the basis of many varieties including sultana scones, treacle scones and jam scones.
Ingredients:
8oz/250g or two cups of self raising flower ( Or " all purpose " flour with 3 teaspoons baking powder in North America ).
1 oz/25g (¼ stick) of butter or margarine.
¼ pint (140ml or half to ¾ cup) sour cream.
One beaten egg.
Pinch of salt
Method:
Preheat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas Mark 6.
Sift the dry ingredients together and then rub in the butter. Pour in the sour cream and then the beaten egg in the centre of the mixture and mix to obtain a soft elastic dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll out to about ½ inch (1.2cm) thick. Prick over with a fork and cut into small rounds with a cutter about 1½ inches (3.8cm) in diameter. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
Scones are delicious if served warm. Cut in two and spread with butter or cream and jam (preserves) to add even more flavour and moisture.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Scone Palace Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Presently on view in the state rooms of Scone Palace are fine collections of furniture, ceramics, ivories, and clocks. Some of the prized contents of Scone Palace are Rococo chairs by Pierre Bara, and Dresden and Sèvres porcelains.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Photograph Grounds Scone Palace Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Goats Scone Palace Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of goats on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Fountain Murray Star Maze Scone Palace Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the fountain at the centre of the Murray Star Maze on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph East Wall Old Scone Graveyard Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the East wall of the Old Scone graveyard on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Gravestone Old Scone Graveyard Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of an old gravestone in the Old Scone graveyard on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph 1762 Gravestone Old Scone Graveyard Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of a 1762 gravestone in the Old Scone graveyard on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Gravestones Old Scone Graveyard Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of old gravestones in the Old Scone graveyard on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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