Taken by D McKenzie in Anstruther Harbour/Marina. Taken on my recent trip to Anstruther when we arrived this boat was high and dry out of the water by the time we left she was well afloat again surpising as we were only around for an hour or two. Shot from this angle you can see the boat list a bit as its not quite afloat and the top right you can see the mooring ropes.

The name of the company that runs the estate and a wreath.

The Fife coastal path at Dysart.

Old defences at Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy from the air.

The obstacles here seem to take the form of a large central pole about the diameter of a telephone pole and four smaller poles forming a box section.

Not bad for surviving in sea water for 80 years

So, here we have a drawing, taken from the castle watcher's definitive guide - MacGibbon & Ross' Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland and drawn in the late 19th century, from the same angle as the previous photo. It shows how much the building has deteriorated and their second drawing, which I will also post, helps explain a building with a complicated evolution.

Newark Castle consists of four distinct periods of construction. The oldest part of the building is the series of vaulted cellars at the southern end of the promontory, upon which stands the fang of masonry with the great hole through it - the castle's most distinctive feature. Nobody seems to be prepared to put a date to this part of the building. It may form part of a castle held by Sir Alan Durward in the 13th century, in which the future King Alexander III spent part of his childhood.

The second period of building work here was carried out in the early 16th century, at which date the a new main block was built onto the northern end of the previous building, which terminated in the great round tower at the north-east corner. It is interesting to note the great crack in the round tower that M&R have recorded, which obviously represents the start of the process that led to the state of the building today.

Yesterday Mags and I went to Kinghorn to see the annual 4.5 mile (7.2 km) Black Rocks Race. The race is held a low tide, when the distant Black Rocks are out of the water. The first race in 1987 had 68 finishers, whilst last years race had 730 finishers. This years entries, from all over Scotland, were expected to top 1000 runners (winning times around 22 minutes). The large field leaves central Kinghorn and runs downhill to Pettycur Bay. From there they run across the watery sand-flats, out to the Black Rocks, round the other side and then back across the sands, finishing with a gruelling uphill finish at The Ship Tavern. At the tavern (purveyors of fine beers and gourmet food) each finisher gets a free bottle of beer 1000 bottles of free premium beer from Williams Brothers, of Alloa. I’ve posted three or four shots that I found pleasing to the eye.

This part of the Fife Coastal Path is shared with cyclists, who don't take any prisoners

Dysart Harbour, Harbourmasters House and Pan Ha from the air.

Dreel Burn crossing - Anstruther.

Not a chance of crossing the burn when this image was taken!. I took the long route to Anstruther here.

The forshore of Anstruther is in the background.

Note the two marriage lintels above the doorway. The original one in carved script 17 IH LH 5, while the newer one above is KG SC 2017

Here's a view of St. Monans and Pittenweem taken about 5 minutes' walk from the Ruby Bay car park. The last time I was down here was in 2009 and I only had my camcorder at that point so the photos of this scene lacked detail.

Since this is a panorama, you can see a lot of detail, including Newark Castle, the Doocot, St. Monans church and harbour, all of Pittenweem, the Forth, some beach and there are even a few seagulls in the sky. I never need to take another East Neuk photo again as this one has it all.

Dysart Harbour, Harbourmasters House and Pan Ha from the air.

1B82 1309 hrs Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley was seen passing the beach and links at Burntisland with the high ground of The Binn behind. Although it is only about 7.7 miles as the crow flies from Burntisland to central Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, the train still has about twenty miles to go via the Forth Bridge before it reaches Edinburgh Waverley. The church on the left is Erskine United Free Church (built 1903) and Category B listed. Power car 43177 is at the front of the train formation and 43021 on the rear.

A nice walk out to the tide, it was way out and the light was nice.

The reserve's vegetation is kept neat and short by the local rabbit population - helping maintain the biodiversity

LE, converted it to mono in LR. Having a difficult time, but will work out. Wanted a moody scene, the light was good

Winter sun

Fife

The winding frame of the long closed Frances Pit.

Looking down from street level at the ancient harbour in Crail