Tour Scotland 4K early Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, from St Andrews on the A917 route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The name derives from the area being the location of the barns used to store grain before being transported to thhe Palace at Falkland. Kingsbarns church was built around 1630, receiving substantial alterations between 1810 and 1811 at the hand of Robert Balfour. The church faces south towards The Square, the central focus of the village of Kingsbarns. It is located within a graveyard, which is surrounded by a substantial coped wall. The church itself is built on a T plan with a south tower and west porch. The body of the church is harled with a Scottish slate roof. Robert Adamson, born 1852, died 1902, philosopher and logician at the University of Glasgow, was born in Kingsbarns. Alexander Peebles, born 1856, died 1934, who was a New Zealand prospector and mine owner, was born in Kingsbarns. Robert Arnot, born 1744, died 1808, was a Presbyterian minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and professor of Divinity at St. Andrews University, he lived in Kingsbarns from 1800 until his death. The Fife Coastal Walking Path, which passes through Kingsbans, it is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and would take around one week to walk completely from end to end. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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