58 places from our St Andrews and Fife guide, from Dunfermline and the Forth to St Andrews. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
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Historic houseOldest secular building in Dunfermline, beside the abbey, now run by a charity with a walled garden, coffee shop and gift shop.
CastleCastle in Aberdour with parts dating from around 1200, among the oldest standing castles in Scotland.
MuseumThe 18th-century weaver's cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born, with a memorial hall added in 1928.
MuseumUniversity natural history museum of animals and fossils from around the world, including extinct species.
Other sightSurviving apse of the medieval Dominican friary of St Mary, standing beside South Street.
GardenCountry estate near Kingsbarns with a walled garden, woodland walks and a visitor centre with café.
Other sightFourteen large 18th-century lime kilns built by the Earl of Elgin, forming a stone front 110 metres long.
Park or natureCountry park about 2 miles south-west of town, once part of the Mount Melville estate and now owned by Fife Council.
Other sightSmall harbour reached down steep lanes; its west pier was rebuilt by Robert Stevenson in 1828.
MuseumVolunteer-run museum and heritage centre at the top of Tolbooth Wynd, with rooms on the burgh, the airfield and golf.
Cathedral or churchCategory A listed church whose oldest part dates to the 12th century, with a listed kirkyard.
Cathedral or churchCistercian abbey founded in 1217; its tower, transepts and choir are still used as the parish church.
Other sightMarket cross with a 16th-century base and a shaft and capital replaced in 1902, among Culross's old houses.
Historic houseMerchant's house of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, built by Sir George Bruce; run by the National Trust for Scotland.
Zoo or aquariumAquarium opened in 1993 in North Queensferry, known for its sand tiger sharks.
Cathedral or churchChurch of Scotland parish church on the site of a great Benedictine abbey, where Robert the Bruce is buried.
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Other sightRuined royal palace beside the abbey, cared for with the abbey ruins by Historic Environment Scotland.
Park or natureSandy beach past the harbour at the east end of town, next to the East Sands Leisure Centre.
Park or natureShort coastal scramble with chains fixed to the cliffs between Kincraig Point and Earlsferry; low tide only.
Other sightHarbour and sandy bay at Elie, expanded in 1850, with an old granary on the pier.
Other sightCantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth, completed in 1890 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cathedral or churchCategory A listed Church of Scotland parish church in the middle of South Street.
Cathedral or churchMedieval abbey on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth, founded in the 12th century.
Park or natureNational nature reserve island about 8 km offshore, with one of the largest puffin colonies in the UK; boats sail from Anstruther.
CastleCastle with a walled garden 4 km north of Pittenweem, restored by the Lorimer family and run by the National Trust for Scotland.
Other sightSingle malt whisky and gin distillery near Kingsbarns, offering tours.
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Other sightMemorial on the cliff at the west end of The Scores to Patrick Hamilton, George Wishart and other Reformation martyrs.
Other sightRuin of a 15th-century castle on the cliff edge just west of St Monans.
Other sightSmall hexagonal light tower of 1817 on the old ferry pier, designed by Robert Stevenson.
Other sightPublic links on common land held by St Andrews Links Trust, widely regarded as the oldest golf course in the world.
Park or naturePark and wooded glen bought by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 and given to the people of Dunfermline the following year.
Other sightWorking fishing harbour lined with houses along East Shore and Mid Shore.
Other sightRemains of a small Augustinian priory that moved here from the Isle of May, built over St Fillan's Cave.
Other sightClubhouse of the private, members-only Royal and Ancient Golf Club, beside the first tee of the Old Course.
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MuseumMuseum of the Scottish fishing industry and its communities, on the harbour front at Anstruther.
Zoo or aquariumFamily-owned aquarium below The Scores overlooking West Sands, with seals, penguins, meerkats and tropical fish.
Garden18-acre botanic garden beside the Kinness Burn on the southern edge of town, with woodland walks, meadows and ponds.
CastleRuined bishops' castle on a rocky headland above Castle Sands; a castle has stood here since the late 12th century.
Cathedral or churchRuins of the largest church built in medieval Scotland, begun in 1158 and abandoned after the Reformation; cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
MuseumLocal heritage museum and garden in a 17th-century fisherfolk house near the cathedral.
MuseumMuseum of the history of the town in Kinburn Park, run by OnFife.
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Other sightFoundations of a medieval collegiate church on the seaward side of the cathedral, just outside the precinct wall.
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Cathedral or churchChurch begun in 1369 under David II, about 20 metres from the sea on a low rock west of the village.
Other sightRestored stone windmill tower above the shore east of the village, protected with the old salt pans as a scheduled monument.
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Cathedral or church
Other sightSmall stone bridge over the Swilken Burn on the 18th hole of the Old Course, in place in some form since the 15th century.
Other sightMedieval vaulted gateway into the cathedral precinct, one of the few surviving parts of the priory buildings.
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MuseumUniversity museum telling the story of St Andrews University through its historic, artistic and scientific collections.
Other sightStone town gate at the west end of South Street, one of the few surviving burgh gates in Scotland.
Park or natureLong sandy beach beside the golf links, used for the opening scene of the film Chariots of Fire.
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