Tuesday, 22 November 2011

The East Neuk



















This is a beautiful little corner of Scotland. Cross the Forth Bridge, or the Kincardine Bridge, and you are soon in the Kingdom of Fife.
Make your way to the east coast road, and there you are. The road will take you through a series of pretty little fishing villages, like Crail, Anstruther, Largo and so on.

At one time, fishing was vital to the community. Today, there is not that much fishing going on. Anstruther has an interesting Fisheries Museum.

The houses are brightly painted, as they are in many sea side towns. I noticed the same in Wales.

The area is rich in history and historic buildings, and not a few castles. From more modern times there is the war time aerodrome at Crail, and the underground Secret Bunker, which was a control point in Scotland to be used in time of War, and is now a fascinating visitor attraction.

A corner of Scotland well worth spending a few days exploring.

Some photos of Anstruther.

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