Tour Scotland Travel Video Spring Road Trip Drive On A917 Road To Tolbooth In Crail East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of a Spring road trip drive on the A917 road on ancestry visit to the Tolbooth on the Marketgate in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Tolbooth in the centre of the town has a characteristic tower and a European style roof, similar to buildings in Holland. Crail 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.

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