Old Photographs Of Earlsferry East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Earlsferry on the coast of the East Neuk of Fife. Earlsferry was first settled in time immemorial.According to legend and tradition, MacDuff concealed himself in the cave at Kincraig by the coast of Earlsferry which bears his name. A substantial wall built across the recess of the cave is pointed out as having been built to shelter MacDuff. The Clan Duff claims descent from the original Royal Scoto Pictish line of which Queen Gruoch of Scotland, wife of Macbeth, King of Scotland was the senior representative. After the death of MacBeth, King Malcolm III of Scotland seized the Crown and his son, Aedh, married the daughter of Queen Gruoch. Aedh was created Earl of Fife and abbot of Abernethy. The early chiefs of Clan MacDuff were the Earls of Fife. Earlsferry Town Hall was built between 1864 and 1872, and has a sailing ship as its weathervane. As well as the plaque to the golfer James Braid there is one which commemorates the Polish soldiers stationed in the town during the Second World War. Many of them stayed and married local women. Golf is believed to have been played on Earlsferry Links as early as the 15th century. The golf club was formed in 1875, only a handful of clubs in Scotland are older, and the course is a classic example of link All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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