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Ghostly Tracks of Abandoned Military Railway

The ghostly tracks of an old railway built to serve a naval armaments and supply depot remain in place on … More

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Abandoned Boats

These images show just a few of the abandoned boats hauled out of the water at Charlestown Harbour, in Fife. … More

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Visit the Site of Scotland’s Last Fatal Duel

Two centuries ago, on August 23, 1826, in the cold light of dawn, two men faced each other across a … More

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Kincraig Point – WW2 Gun Battery Remains

Kincraig Point is a prominent headland in north-east Fife that projects into the Firth of Forth, a couple of miles … More

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North Carr Lightship

Currently berthed in Dundee’s West Victoria Dock, the North Carr is Scotland’s last surviving lightship. However, her future was thrown … More

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Thornton Fever Hospital

Located in a remote spot two miles west of the Fife village of Thornton, Thornton Fever Hospital – officially Kirkcaldy … More

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Largo House, Fife

Largely concealed from view in its own rectangular patch of overgrown woodland, ruined Largo House, in the East Neuk of … More

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Mount Melville House

Originally Mount Melville House, this imposing early Renaissance mansion located on the western fringe of St Andrews, Fife, latterly served … More

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Forth Tunnel Proposal

As Victorian railway engineers pushed north through Scotland, they encountered two significant obstacles – the Firth of Forth and the … More

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Wemyss Caves

The Fife village of West Wemyss has enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years with the restoration of the … More

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