Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of people from America walking over the Stepping Stones from Castle Street beach when the tide was out on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Known locally as the steppies, the giant stepping stones over the Dreel Burn at Castle Beach can save you a bit of time if you’re heading to the pub or the chippy. As long as it’s not high tide, that is. The stepping stones provide a short cut during low tide between West Anstruther and East Anstruther. I was raised in this fishing village and as youth used to walk over these stones on a regular basis. Anstruther is made up of three communities, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter and Cellardyke, all at one time having their own active harbours and fishing fleet. Anstruther is thought to date back to the early 12th century. Split into “ easter ” and “ wester ” sides by the Dreel Burn, it was a thriving fishing port until the middle of the 1900s and supported associated industries such as tanning, boatbuilding and fish-curing. In 1588, a ship from the Spanish Armada arrived with 270 sailors aboard, local legend has it that many of the Spaniards stayed on due to the warmth of the local hospitality. 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 date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day
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