Winter Waves By Coastal Walking Path On Visit To Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of waves by the coastal walking path and harbour on ancestry visit to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. 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 boats up out of the water. Later a breakwater was built, extending out from one of the rocky skerries that jut out south-west into the Firth of Forth like fingers. This allowed boats to rest at anchor rather than being beached, enabling larger vessels to use the port. A new breakwater further to the east was developed over the years into a deep, safe harbour with a covered fish market. As the herring disappeared from local waters and the fishing fleet shrank, this harbour and its attendant facilities became the main harbour for the fishermen of the East Neuk of Fife. The Fife Coastal Path is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and passes through many seaside towns and villages. The path would take around one week to walk completely from end to end. I was raised in the East Neuk Of Fife. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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