Tag: travel

My second to last stop on my British summer trip was in the little village Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife. A very cute little town along the coast. On my first walk around I even met a little fairy-town.

Once called Skinfast Haven the harbour of Cellardyke was built in the 16th century and rebuilt in 1829-31 and is one of the best preserved and most attractive old fishing ports in Scotland.

Traditional cottages, gardens on the backs and very narrow streets (with parked cars) – Cellardyke was the perfect place for my last days. Lots of places to explore nearby and a wonderful path along the coast to recharge.

My little “Smuggler´s Nest” on the right.

There was one last stop before I finished my drive to my next destination Cellardyke, namely at Dunfermline Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife.

Some of Scotland’s greatest medieval monarchs were laid to rest at Dunfermline Abbey. Founded as a priory, Dunfermline was made an abbey by David I and later became a royal mausoleum. (Historic Enviroment)

Founded in 1070 by Margaret on the site on which she had got married. She invited a small group of Benedicte monks from Canterbury and laid the foundation for the first Benedict house in Scotland.

The priory became an abbey in 1128, David I built a new and very impressive church. In 1303 the abbey was badly damaged and rebuilt by Robert I.

After the Reformation, the old choir was allowed to collapse and the nave was converted into a parish kirk. A new palace was created out of the (royal) guesthouse and the west range of Dunfermline Abbey, a palace that became the home and personal residence of James VI’s queen, Anna of Denmark. In 1600 Charles I was the last monarch born in Scotland, the royal family moved to London only three years later. The palace fell into disrepair.

View in direction of Edinburgh and Forth Bridge.