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The 4th and last period of building took place in the second half of the 17th century, at which time a storey was added to the 16th century house and an upper storey to the tower. This was when the crow-stepping on the gables of the main block were submerged (as the extra storey was added) and the ogee 'Dutch gables' were added.
This 17th century work was clearly a departure from the previous military style of building and a move towards a gentleman's residence. The large windows, so uncharacteristic of 'authentic' Scottish tower-houses, must have been added to the rest of the building too at this time.
The north wall of the courtyard previously referred to, with its gateway, will have been attached to the stump of wall that resembles a buttress in the centre of this drawing, so that, as one would expect, the castle's entrance door was safe inside the courtyard. This doorway is in the foot of the stair-tower, also previously referred to, added in the late 16th century to the south-west corner of the main block.
a couple more ixus shots for Jesper ;)
Last sunday I took my bike and following the suggestion of a book of the best mountain bike rides in scotland, took the "fife coastal path". It was a gorgeous day, the biking was great - for the first 50 km - then the route turned into a nightmare - deep sandy beaches, huge rocks and narrow stairs cut into the cliffs up and down... this lasted about 5 km! My batteries ran low, my patience ran very low! I was so happy when I finally made it to St Andrews - in time for a sandwich and to ride the 20 km back to the car on the road in daylight!
Sunday 29th April 2018...one of the Sassenach cast from Outlander on being advised real Scotsmen wear Hee-Haw under their kilts hung his pants from the nearest Bus Stop.
Fife Coastal Path, St Bridget's Kirk and graveyard, Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. Historic Scotland maintained property.
The now shut down Longannet Power Station in the distance
Flickr's compression gives this an over sharpened look, yuk.
Cottage at Anstruther.
Lovely stone cottage at Anstruther. I tried to fit the door in (on the left here), sadly, a car was in the way. Space was a little tight. Never mind!..lol...
Just means I'll have to come back and take more photo's ;O)
I went to Limekilns yesterday evening with my camera, drone and my dog. Tide coming in and very peaceful.
Taken by D McKenzie in Anstruther .
I love this view of almost all of the main street with the boats and masts obstructing the view.
Anstruther is on the north east of Fife not far from the home of golf St Andrews. East Neuk as the area is called is famous for Scottish tourism and you will love the small community that is home of the best fish and chip shop in Scotland (winners of best british chippy 2008 to 2009 )"Anstruther Fish and Chips" as well as the Scottish Fisheries Museum.
The abandoned pier at Carlingnose Point, North Queensferry. Another great part of the Fife Coastal Path.
After a very cold night (-6C) it was sunny for most of the morning. The ground temperature was still very low though. This was taken just after lunch: the white stripe is the frost that persisted in the shade of the lower bar of the fence.
Best viewed large. There were eleven ships in harbour in this photo taken in 1897. Each cart carried a ton of coal which was emptied by chute into the hold and took between 200-300 tons to fully load a ship. Photo courtesy of Dysart Trust. www.dysart-trust.org.uk/
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Description: Rock and Spindle at Sunrise on the Fife Coast path near St Andrews Fife Scotland
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Two of the List B houses in the quaintly-named little lane, Hie Gait, at Pan Ha, Dysart, Kirkcaldy. The Tide-Waiters House on the left is dated 1750 and the Pilot's House on the right is from about the same era.