Stock photography picture of Crail Fife

AP8HJ8 - Licenced Caption Crail Fife Description 1. Marketgate with its broad street and avenue of trees became one of largest market places in medieval Europe. The Mercat (Market) Cross, the town’s symbol of Royal Burgh status, stands in the Marketgate. 2.Crail Museum & Heritage Centre gives an insight into this ancient Royal Burgh. Free. . , Open Easter week & Weekends April & May 2pm to 5pm; June to Sept Mon to Sat 10am to 1pm & 2 to 5pm, Sun 2 to 5 pm. The 16th Century Tolbooth shows the Dutch influence on its design; also notable for a 1520 Dutch bell and the Crail Capon (smoked haddock) on its weathervane. It contained the council chamber, the court room and the gaol. 3.Crail Harbour dates from the 16th Century when the curved pier was built, the straight West Pier being added in 1826. The 1690s white Custom House dominates the harbour. Today’s Fisherman land crabs & lobsters. 4. Crail Castle, built by King David I, stood on the cliffs above the harbour. It fell into ruin in the 16th Century. 5. Priory Doocot (Pigeon House) has a distinct and unusual cylindrical design from the 16th Century. At one time pigeons were an important source of year-round food. 6. The Blue Stane (stone) is a large boulder to the left of the Crail Church entrance. Legend has it that the Devil flung it here from the Isle of May to demolish the church when it was being built. The dark blue markings are said to be the Devil’s thumb print. 7. 19th Century Morthouse is located in the churchyard of Crail Parish Church. Here bodies were stored for several weeks prior to burial. This rendered them useless to the body snatchers who sold corpses to University anatomists. 8. Crail Parish Church, consecrated in the 13th C, has considerably altered through the centuries. By 1517 it had nine alters and was rich in ornamentation, vestments and books. In 1559, John Knox preached here resulting in the destruction of its ecclesiastical heritage. Within the church lobby can be found a 9th Century sculptured cross. Keywords Scotland, Scottish, Travel, Places, Interest, East, Neuk, Fishing, Village, Firth, of, Forth, Royal, Kingdom, Fife, Ness, Holiday, Visitors, Tourism, Picturesque, Pretty, Customs, House, Balcomie, Links, Crail, Golfing, Society, Seventh, Oldest, Ggolf, Cclub, in, the, World, Mercat, Cross, Red, Pantile, Rroofs, Crail, Capon, a, Ssplit, and, Dried, Haddock, Famous, Delicacy