Places to see in ( Anstruther - UK )
Places to see in ( Anstruther - UK )
Anstruther is a small town in Fife, Scotland, nine miles south-southeast of St. Andrews. The two halves of the town are divided by a stream, the Dreel Burn. it is the largest community on the Firth of Forth's north-shore coastline known as East Neuk. To the east, it merges with the village of Cellardyke.
Founded as a fishing village, Anstruther is home to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its main industry is now tourism, although other small scale manufacturing and service industries continue. Recreational vessels are now moored in the harbour, and a golf course is situated near the town. Anstruther Pleasure Cruises operate sightseeing/wildlife cruises from the harbour to the Isle of May, the UK's primary puffin location, on board the vessel the May Princess from April to October. An abundance of other wildlife, including seal colonies, also inhabit the island. The Waid Academy, the local state comprehensive school, is a focus of the community and through its secondary role as a community centre. Anstruther has a parish church at its centre that is perched on a small hill. This structure incorporates a tower/spire feature rare to Britain, but common to the area.
Anstruther War Memorial is located in the cemetery, somewhat further inland. It is of an unusual war memorial form, being totally flat to the ground, in the centre of a landscaped roundel, broadly adopting the shape of a celtic cross. The town has a fish and chip shop, Anstruther Fish Bar, which won Fish and Chip shop of the year in 2001–2002 and was awarded the same prize once again by the Sea Fish Organisation in 2009.
Anstruther is home to Scotland's only true-scale model Solar System. The model, which shows the Sun and planets and the distances between them all at the same scale of 1 to ten thousand million, is located mostly in the town centre. It stretches almost 600 m from the Sun to Pluto. Anstruther is close to the Caves of Caiplie situated on the coastal path to Crail.
By the 19th century, Anstruther-Easter, Anstruther-Wester, and Kilrenny were all separate royal and parliamentary boroughs. Anstruther-Easter held tanning, shipbuilding, and fish-curing establishments, as well as a coasting trade. In 1871, the royal burgh of Anstruther-Easter had a population of 1169; the parliamentary burgh, 1289. Anstruther-Wester held 484.
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Fife's coast - Trip to Scotland
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Da Dunfermline ripartiamo e proseguiamo lungo la costa sino ad arrivare a Dundee per la notte.
Durante il percorso, visitiamo pittoreschi villaggi di pescatori e una costa davvero affascinante.
Aberdou ha bellissime spiagge argentate e un castello del XIII secolo. È un villaggio storico, di circa 1.700 abitanti
Kirkcaldy è attualmente la più grande città della regione del Fife. Ha una popolazione di 47.000 abitanti
Elie costituisce, attualmente, una destinazione turistica rilevante, frequentata dalle famiglie dalla vicina Edimburgo che ne apprezzano l'aria tonificante
Saint Monans è un piccolo e pittoresco villaggio, una volta prevalentemente dedito alla pesca, attualmente attrazione turistica della zona
Pittenweem è un piccolo e isolato villaggio di pescatori posto in un angolo del Fife, sulla costa orientale della Scozia
Nella città di St. Andrews troviamo la cattedrale risalente all'VIII secolo. È una famosa cattedrale storica, ai suoi tempi la più grande, ora giace in rovina. L'insediamento è cresciuto a ovest della cattedrale e divenne ben presto la capitale ecclesiastica della Scozia, una posizione che mantenne fino alla Riforma scozzese.
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Autumn Drive From Pittenweem To Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of a road trip from Mid Shore Street in Pittenweem and West along the A917 road through Anstruther and then along the narrow John Street, George Street and Shore Street to visit Cellardyke on ancestry visit to the East Neuk of Fife. Cellardyke is where I was raised in Scotland. Cellardyke was formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, Scots for Lower Kilrenny, or Sillerdyke, and the harbour as Skinfast Haven, a name which can still be found on maps today. The harbour was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt in 1829. The modern name of the town is thought to have evolved from Sillerdykes, a reference to the sun glinting off fish scales encrusted on fishing nets left to dry in the sun on the dykes, or walls, around the harbour. Fishing was a hazardous occupation, and over the years a number of boats from Cellardyke were lost. On 6 April 1826 a boat was lost. Seven of the crew perished and one survived. On 28 May 1844 a boat with eight crew members was lost. Two years later, on 23 April 1846 a boat with seven crew was lost. On 3 November 1848 a boat with eight crew was lost. The next loss occurred on 10 May 1865, when a boat with eight crew disappeared. In 1910 a boat from Pittenweem sank off Cellardyke with the loss of three lives. There was one survivor. In addition, on 1 July 1837 a boat from Cellardyke carrying people on an excursion to the Isle of May as part of a celebration for the start of the herring fishing foundered. Seventeen women and children lost their lives. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast and attended Cellardyke Primary School and Waid Academy in Anstruther. I was raised a Dyker.
Drive To The Harbour In Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a drive along John Street, George Street and Shore Street to the harbour in Cellardyke on ancestry visit to the East Neuk of Fife. This is where I was raised in Scotland. Cellardyke was formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, Scots for Lower Kilrenny, or Sillerdyke, and the harbour as Skinfast Haven, a name which can still be found on maps today. The harbour was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt in 1829. The modern name of the town is thought to have evolved from Sillerdykes, a reference to the sun glinting off fish scales encrusted on fishing nets left to dry in the sun on the dykes, or walls, around the harbour. Fishing was a hazardous occupation, and over the years a number of boats from Cellardyke were lost. On 6 April 1826 a boat was lost. Seven of the crew perished and one survived. On 28 May 1844 a boat with eight crew members was lost. Two years later, on 23 April 1846 a boat with seven crew was lost. On 3 November 1848 a boat with eight crew was lost. The next loss occurred on 10 May 1865, when a boat with eight crew disappeared. In 1910 a boat from Pittenweem sank off Cellardyke with the loss of three lives. There was one survivor. In addition, on 1 July 1837 a boat from Cellardyke carrying people on an excursion to the Isle of May as part of a celebration for the start of the herring fishing foundered. Seventeen women and children lost their lives. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast and attended Cellardyke Primary School and Waid Academy in Anstruther. I was raised a Dyker. The village is located on the Fife Coastal Path.
PITTENWEEM
A walk through Pittenweem in the company of Scotland's Online Tourist Guide.
May Drive To Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a sunny May drive from the harbour in St Monans the East along the A917 road the viewpoint on ancestry visit to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. Founded as a fishing village around a probably early Christian religious settlement, it grew along the shoreline from the west where the sheltered beaches were safe places for fishermen to draw their boats up out of the water. Later a breakwater was built, extending out from one of the rocky skerries that jut out south-west into the Firth of Forth like fingers. This allowed boats to rest at anchor rather than being beached, enabling larger vessels to use the port. A new breakwater further to the east was developed over the years into a deep, safe harbour with a covered fish market. As the herring disappeared from local waters and the fishing fleet shrank, this harbour and its attendant facilities became the main harbour for the fishermen of the East Neuk of Fife.
Arbroath Angus Scotland
Tour Scotland video of photographs on ancestry visit to Arbroath, Angus. The history of the town began in the High Middle Ages with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1178. Arbroath grew considerably during the Industrial Revolution owing to the expansion of firstly the flax and secondly the jute industries and the engineering sector. A new harbour was built in 1839 and by the 20th century, Arbroath had become one of the larger fishing ports in Scotland. The town is notable as the home of the Declaration of Arbroath, as well as the Arbroath Smokie, Hospitalfield House, Signal Tower and St Vigean's Church, and, with more than 200 years as a lifeboat station, Arbroath is one of the oldest stations in Scotland. A small selection of my personal photographs shot on small group tours of Scotland.
May Drive Through Methil Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a May drive through Methil on ancestry visit to Fife,
Pembroke to Pendine, Day 53, 24th August, 2010.mov
nfortunately starting off from Pembroke this morning we headed west, I know we're supposed to be going east, as the British coastline doesn't follow nice conventions like straight lines! So westward we went to Freshwater West, straight into the teeth of a full on headwind. As any cyclist knows, there are few things worse than a headwind, and this was a strong one.
Fortunately the spectacular waves made the struggle of the ride there worthwhile, as did turning through 180 degrees and enjoying the tailwind on the way to Freshwater East!
This warmed us up nicely, as did morning tea at Freshwater East, and if we and the riders from Fairlady (who bake bread, among other products for Waitrose) who joined us for the day, weren't warm enough, the grind up the hill from Freshwater certainly brought a sweat about.
On around the South Wales coast and we passed Manorbier Castle and on into Tenby, for a quick tour of the town, which was busy with holidaymakers. Leaving the attractive setting of Tenby we rode along a nice little path between Saundersfoot and Amroth, through tunnels and hugging the shoreline, before venturing onto the beach at Amroth where we took a late lunch, before a leisurely ride into Pendine. The early arrival was very welcome, as it meant we could enjoy the view out over the beach (or venture down onto the sands and into the water as some members of our group did), and also relax ahead of a very early start and a long ride...but more on that next time!
Wales Coast Path | Penmaen to Rhossili