Kingdom Of Fife Lifeboat On History Visit To Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autum travel video of the Kingdom of Fife lifeboat leaving the outer harbour on ancestry, genealogy, famaily history visit and trip to Anstruther on the coast of the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United kindom. Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat Crew leaving the harbour to go on exercise in the Firth of Forth. The Anstruther Lifeboat Station was founded in 1865, and the present Lifeboat is a 12 metre Mersey Class Fast Carriage Boat called The Kingdom of Fife. I was raised in Anstruther and adjacent fishing village of Cellardyke. The Fife Coastal Walking Path goes through Anstruther and Cellardyke and runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. Founded in 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, it soon afterwards became the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck under the patronage of King George IV. On 5 October 1854, the institution’s name was changed to its current name (RNLI), and in 1860 was granted a royal charter. 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. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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