Tour Scotland Photographs St Rule's Tower St Andrews Cathedral Fife November 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of St Rule's tower in the ruins of Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Rule's tower is located in the Cathedral grounds but predates it, probably itself having been part of the Cathedral up to the early 12th century. The building was retained to allow worship to continue uninterrupted during the building of its much larger successor. Originally, the tower and adjoining choir were part of a church built probably in the 11th century to hold the relics of St Andrew.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of St Rule's tower in the ruins of Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of St Rule's tower in the ruins of Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Old Church St Monans East Neuk Of Fife November 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Monans Church is situated within its kirkyard just to the west of the village on the very edge of the sea. It has a very dramatic setting, perched on a low rock, reached over a small valley with a burn. As seen from most directions it has the sea as a backdrop. A more modern cemetery stands further westwards on the upper slopes of the little hill. This contains the local war memorial. Standing at the extreme west end of this a romantic ruin can be viewed across fields, again perched on the sea edge. It is often said that St Monans is the church nearest the sea in the whole of Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph War Memorial St Monans East Neuk Of Fife November 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the War Memorial in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The St Monans war memorial is a grey granite celtic cross with wheel-head, bosses and celtic carvings in shallow relief on the cross-head face. It is located in the cemetery beside the old St Monans Church.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Kilconquhar Church East Neuk Of Fife November 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Kilconquhar Church, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Kilconquhar is pronounced locally as Kinneuchar. Women accused of being witches used to be thrown in Kilconquhar Loch, and if not drowned, this was seen as proof that they were witches and then they were burned at the stake! The spot where the church stands is thought to have been a Druidical place of worship and a burial ground long before the time of Christianity.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Coastline Elie East Neuk Of Fife November 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline at Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Bright sunshine this morning at low tide in Elie and Earlsferry. This area was first settled in Ancient times. It is said that MacDuff, the Earl of Fife, crossed the Forth here in 1054 while fleeing from King Macbeth. In particular the legend tells of his escape being aided by local fishermen, an act which may have led directly to the village being promoted to royal burgh status due to MacDuff's later influence over Malcolm III. By the middle of the 12th century, the Earls of Fife had instituted a ferry for the use of pilgrims en route to the shrine of Saint Andrew the Apostle at St Andrews. The ferry crossed the Firth of Forth to North Berwick, a distance of 7 miles, and it is this ferry that led to the naming of the place.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline at Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline at Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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