Holiday Cottage Fife Village Drinking Fountain

Holiday Cottage Fife Village Drinking Fountain
Took this photo on a recent trip through the Fife village of Falkland. In days gone by this would have been the place to water my horse.
 

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Cottage Fife visit to Falkland Violin Shop Fife

Holiday Cottage Fife visit to Falkland Violin Shop Fife
Falkland is home to great second hand violin shop, ideal for a quality inexpensive violin. you may have to phone the owner to get him to open up but he is usually nearby. The owner Bob Beveridge  also repairs violins at the shop as the short youtube video shows
More Falkland Fife photos

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Cottage Fife visit to Queensferry 2nd October

Holiday Cottage Fife visit to Queensferry 2nd October
South Queensferry is a great place to view and photograph both the Forth rail and road bridges. It is a very popular and busy town as it looks across the Forth to the Kingdom of Fife.
More South Queensferry Photos

Video of South Queensferry High Street




Video of the Forth Bridge from Queensferry

Tom Morris Golfer Memorial St Andrews Fife

Cottage fife photo of Tom Morris Golfer Memorial St Andrews Fife
Morris was the son of a weaver, and began golf by age ten, it is said by knocking wine bottle corks pierced with nails. He is regarded as the world's first professional golfer and  was the second-best player in St. Andrews. He was influential in establishing the Open Championship in 1860.
The memorial and grave statue pictured can be seen in the graveyard of the St Andrews Cathedral Fife.

Holiday Cottage Fife Village Architecture

Holiday Cottage Fife Village Architecture

The villages of Fife have a fine selection of architectural styles which add character and harmony to the area. Such features such as the Fife stonework, crow stepped gables and red pan tiles are unique to this area.

A good read for those interested in the buildings of the Fife area is the The Buildings of Scotland: Fife by John Gifford
This illustrated guidebook to Fife features all of the noteworthy buildings and places, famous or unknown, from pre-history to present day. It is intended for visitors, specialists who wish to see buidings not usually accessible and for residents with an interest in their region.