Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a short road trip drive along West Shore Street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. West Shore Street is a deeply historic road running directly alongside the harbour. The street is celebrated for its incredibly well preserved vernacular fisher and merchant houses. Driving down West Shore offers a glimpse into historic Scottish coastal life. White harled buildings stand side by side with homes left in their natural, weather-worn stone finish. The rooftops form a striking pattern of grey Scottish slate mixed with vibrant red pantiles, which were originally imported from the Netherlands as ship ballast. Buildings heavily feature crow -stepped gables, datestones, and forestairs, external stone staircases leading up to first floor living quarters. Living and working on West Shore meant being completely intertwined with the sea and religion. Local lore often quotes that you could smell God on the air in St Monans as surely as you could smell herring referencing the tight knit, pious nature of the fishing families who occupied these tightly packed cottages and houses. The Fife Coastal Walking Path, which passes through St Monans, is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife. The path 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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