Short Drive Through St Monans On History Visit To East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a short Spring road trip drive, with Scottish music, to the harbour through St Monans on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. I was raised in the East Neuk. St Monans, often spelt St Monance, is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately 3 miles west of Anstruther, this small community, whose inhabitants formerly made their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Walking Path. Like other small East Neuk towns, St Monans is rich in vernacular fisher and merchant houses of the 17th to early 19th centuries, with characteristic old Scots features, e.g. forestairs, crow-stepped gables, datestones, pantiled roofs. The original settlement was, according to early sources, known as Inverin, Invery, Inverie, Finvirie, Inweerie, Inverry or even elsewhere Innerny and possibly derived from the Gaelic for at the mouth of a stream. The origin of the present name, St Monans, although similarly there were other spellings St Monance persisting until quite recently, is derived from a 6th century Irish abbot bishop, St Moinenn, from Clonfert who died in 571. One tradition is that he was killed by Vikings there nearby on the Isle of May, and another is that his relics came over with the Scots monks when they originally settled in St Monans circa 870). St Moinenn’s shrine became a popular destination for pilgrims en route to St Andrews, along with the nearby spring to the east of the village which was said to have wide ranging healing properties. This chalybeate spring, located at East Braes, is shown on early maps as St Monan’s Well. In the 17th century, chalybeate, iron rich, water was said to have general health giving properties and that the local fishermen even washed their nets in the water to strengthen them and bring them luck. The well became polluted by pumped mine water and was eventually abandoned and filled in. . From the 14th century and into the 20th century St Monans was essentially a fishing village. Centred as it was on the harbour, fishing and boatbuilding had a direct influence on the development and character of the historic village. From the 16th century until well into the 18th century St Monans had separate fishing and farming communities, the Lower or Nethertown and the Upper or Overtown respectively, the latter located just north of Braehead. A second area of industry was centred on the mines and saltpans to the east of the village. However these communities remained largely separate and there was little direct impact on the development of the character and appearance of the historic village. St Monans was created a burgh of barony with a free port and harbour on the grant of a charter from King James VI to his tenant in chief William Sandilands of St Monans in 1596. The original harbour pier, on site of the current middle one, was built by Baron Newark in the mid-15th century. Herring had been fished on the Forth from medieval times. From the 17th century there was off-shore great-line fishing for white fish; with herring fishing in the autumn and spring. Young men traditionally also joined the whaling fleets, returned in the autumn for the herring and then crewed on private ships during the winter. St Monans was for much of this formative period in its development, the poorest of the East Neuk Burghs and the one most dependent on a single industry, namely fishing. Women and girls worked at baiting the lines and making nets. Many of the men and boys were away at sea for much of the year. St Monans, as a consequence, became an isolated community, both socially and geographically. In 1877 the old west pier was demolished and a new harbour again surveyed, designed and constructed by lighthouse engineers, brothers, Thomas and David Stevenson. Finally, in 1902 a new pier was built to the west. However, after the Great War the Scottish fishing industry entered a period of serious decline. 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 in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Spring Drive Over Granny Clark's Wynd Old Golf Course On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of a road trip drive to and across Granny Clark's Wynd on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This the road that splits the fairways of the 1st and 18th fairways on the Old Course at St. Andrews. It is thought that no other championship course has a public road crossing two of its holes and golfers who have the misfortune of having their ball end up on the road must play it as it lies or take relief under penalty. The Clarks had a cottage on the communal drying green where townspeople dried their laundry, and from about 1830 to the 1860s Grannie Clark supervised the activity around that site and provided endless cups of tea, sandwiches. The road was once used to haul boats between the North Sea and this tiny medieval town. It is used by families walking to the West Sands Beach. For golfers the road is in play, if the golf ball hits a car, it’s in play. If the ball hits a person, it’s in play. The ball stops on the blacktop, pull out an iron, it’s in play. This might be the only course in the world that contains a permanent sign, “ Danger: Golf In Progress. ” One of the first recorded golf clubs, which has become the Royal and Ancient, was formed here in 1754. The reduction of the game from 22 holes to 18 holes occurred here in 1764. 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 in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Spring Road Trip Drive With Music Through The West Port On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video, with Scottishs music, of a road trip drive through the streets and West Port to South Street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The West Port at the West end of St Andrews’ South Street is the best surviving example of a Scottish fortified gate. St Andrews is a former royal burgh and parish located 10 miles south east of Dundee and 30 miles north east of Edinburgh. The establishment of the present town began around 1140 by Bishop Robert on an L-shaped hill, possibly on the site of the ruined St Andrews Castle. According to a charter of 1170, the new burgh was built to the west of the Cathedral precinct, along Castle Street and possibly as far as what is now known as North Street. St Andrews was the most important centre of pilgrimage in medieval Scotland and one of the most important in Europe. Pilgrims from all over Scotland came in large numbers hoping to be blessed, and in many cases to be cured, at the shrine of Saint Andrew. The presence of the pilgrims brought about increased trade and development. Recognised as the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, the town now had vast economic and political influence within Europe as a cosmopolitan town. The Scottish Parliament met in the town in 1304, when King Edward I, in his capacity as overlord of Scotland, came to be received by Bishop William de Lamberton. As many as 130 landowners turned up to witness the event ranging from Sir John of Cambo to Sir William Murray of Fort. In 1559, the town fell into decay after the violent Scottish Reformation and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms losing the status of ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. Even the University of St Andrews was considering relocating to Perth, Perthshire, around 1697 and 1698. Under the authorisation of the bishop of St Andrews, the town was made a burgh of barony in 1614. Royal Burgh was then granted as a charter by King James VI in 1620. In the 18th century, the town was still in decline, but despite this the town was becoming known for having links well known to golfers. By the 19th century, the town began to expand beyond the original medieval boundaries with streets of new houses and town villas being built. Today, St Andrews is served by education, golf and the tourist and conference industry. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, who was a Galilean fisherman before he and his brother Simon Peter became disciples of Jesus Christ. . Saint Andrew is not only the Patron Saint of Scotland but also Romania, Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Barbados. 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 in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Spring Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Boarhills Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, North on the A917 road on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Boarhills, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This Scottish village is located four miles from St Andrews and five miles from Crail in the East Neuk, close to the mouth of Kenly Water with the North Sea. Boarhills had a railway station on the North British Railway line from Thornton Junction to St Andrews via Crail. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods on 5 October 1964. The line was closed completely on 6 September 1965. This station was sited to the south of the A917. 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 in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March. The Fife Coastal Walking Path goes through Cellardyke and runs from the Forth Estuary in the south, to the Tay Estuary in the north and stretches for 117 miles All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Spring Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Kingsbarns East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on the A917 route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the parish church in Kingsbarns East, Neuk Of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The church was built around 1630, and substantially altered between 1810 and 1811 by Robert Balfour. The church faces south towards The Square, the central focus of the village of Kingsbarns. It is surrounded by a graveyard on all sides, encircled by a substantial coped wall. Kingsbarns a village near the eastern coast of Fife, in an area known as the East Neuk, 6.5 miles south east of St Andrews and 3.6 miles north of Crail. The name derives from the area being the location of the barns used to store grain before being transported to the Palace at Falkland. Robert Adamson, born 1852, died 1902, philosopher and logician at the University of Glasgow, was born in Kingsbarns. His father Robert Adamson senior, died 1855 was a Scottish solicitor, active in Dunbar, Coldstream, and later in Edinburgh. His mother Mary Agnes Buist, born 1809, died 11 February 1876, was the daughter of David Buist, factor to George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington, born 1802, died 1870. Robert Adamson and Mary Agnes Buist were married on 21 November 1843 at Tyninghame, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Robert was successful from the first. At the end of his school career he entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of fourteen, and four years later graduated with first-class honours in mental philosophy, with prizes in every department of the faculty of Arts. After a short residence at Heidelberg in 1871, where he began his study of German philosophy, he returned to Edinburgh as assistant first to Henry Calderwood, born 1830, died 1897, and later to Alexander Campbell Fraser, born 1819, died 1914. He joined the staff of the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1874 and studied widely in the Advocates' Library. In 1876 he went to England as successor to William Stanley Jevons, born 1835, died 1882, in the chair of logic and philosophy, at Owens College, Manchester. In 1883 he received the honorary degree of LL.D. In 1893 he went to the University of Aberdeen, and finally in 1895 to the chair of logic at the University of Glasgow, which he held till his death on 5 February 1902. Alexander Peebles, born 1856, died 1934, who was a New Zealand prospector and mine owner, was born in Kingsbarns. Robert Arnot, born 1744, died 1808, was a Presbyterian minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and professor of Divinity at St. Andrews University, he lived in Kingsbarns from 1800 until his death. 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. When driving in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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