Left the Dukeside Lodge B&B around 9:30 and headed south hugging the east coast of Fife as long as we could. Our destination for the day was Sterling Castle. We ended up driving just over 100 miles stopping frequently to check out the views and snap photos. Once we got to the city of Kircaldy, we headed inland toward Sterling, and driving through the village of Dunning, the home of my Scottish girlfriend in '69 & '70. Nothing looked that familiar beyond the beautiful rolling hills and farms in Perthshire.
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| The Dukeside Lodge |
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| Yes, another golf course, Kingbarns Golf Links |
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| Village of Crail |
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| Crail Harbour |
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Sterling Castle, and yes, it was raining!
The weather was great until we arrived at the castle around 1:30 PM. We grabbed a pub lunch just outside the castle, paninis and a beer. As soon as we got out of the pub, the rained started and continued for about an hour, but eventually the sun came out and we saw blue skies once again.
Sterling Castle is considered on of the most significant castles in Great Britain. Earliest records date back to 1100. In 1542 Mary, Queen of Scots, was crowned there, and Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle in 1746.
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The 360° views from the castle were incredible, making it very clear why it's location was such a good one.
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| The pattern in the grass is known as the King's Knot |
We left the castle around 4 pm and had a very short drive to our B&B for tonight, the Victoria Square Guest House.
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| The Victoria Square Guest House |
Another wonderful day. Your posts are informative, and the photos are so nice. Thanks, Rick, for sharing this journey.
ReplyDeleteA name like "Bonnie Prince Charlie" doesn't have a ring of somebody that you would be scared of or worry about... I think that is why he was unsuccessful.
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