Posts Tagged ‘Fife’
The house that ‘broke’ the internet is still for sale
A country house is offering keen buyers the rare opportunity to transform an uninhabited property into a dream family home. Located just six miles from Dundee, Chesterhill House is now on the market with Perthshire-based Bell Ingram. Built in 1870, Chesterhill House is a C listed Tudor-Italianate style property situated in grounds of over three…
Read MoreSpot a once in a decade butterfly phenomenon
Conservationist Chris Packham is urging wildlife lovers across Scotland to take part in the world’s largest insect citizen science survey to help reveal if the UK is experiencing a once in a decade butterfly phenomenon. Unusually high numbers of Painted Lady butterflies have been reported across Europe over the spring and early summer, with large…
Read MoreCrime writer celebrates Scottish landscapes
Ordinarily known for her best-selling crime writing, Val McDermid has departed from her typical style, providing a unique take on the Scottish landscape. In My Scotland, she revisits the places she has known all her life, collating a lifetime of remarkable memories in one beautifully presented book. Relating tales in an eff ortless style, she…
Read MoreGet ready for the latest Bowhouse market weekend
Some of the best local produce in Fife will be showcased at the July Market Weekend at Bowhouse, this Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 July . As well as the freshest summer produce (from field to fork in a matter of hours), there will also be plenty of activities to keep the whole family…
Read MoreEvocative portrait of life in the 21st century
Johnny’s return from London to stay with best friend Stevie in rural Fife is the final admission that his dreams of being an artist are over, in Three Craws by James Yorkston. On the bus home he meets Mikey, a low-level dealer from the area. As Johnny tries to get his life on track, Mikey…
Read MoreEast Neuk Festival hangs out the washing
The 15th annual East Neuk Festival is taking place later this week. In preparation for this year’s event, running from 26-30 June, the unveiling of The Drying Green has taken place – a large-scale art installation set within the wildflower meadow of the National Trust for Scotland’s Kellie Castle in Pittenweem, Fife. The Drying Green…
Read MoreThe brave RAF base that protected our skies from the Luftwaffe
When war broke out in 1939, the Luftwaffe attacked the Royal Navy base at Rosyth. Spitfires from the Drem airfield in East Lothian were scrambled to protect it, engaging in one of the first air battles over Britain, with Drem aircraft patrolling the skies over the Firth of Forth until the end of the war.…
Read MoreTen fantastic places to visit in… St Andrews and the East Neuk
When you think of St Andrew’s, the first thing that the springs to mind will be the Home of Golf. But there’s so much more to St Andrew’s and Fife than its golf, as we present 10 great places to visit in the area. THE SECRET BUNKER Discover Scotland’s hidden bunker, kept secret for over…
Read MoreEden Mill unveils distillery expansion plans
Award-winning Scottish gin and whisky distiller Eden Mill has submitted a planning application for a major £3.1m development of new production facilities in St Andrews. This is part of a longer term £8m investment programme. The expansion will result in an increase of whisky capacity from the 300,000 litres per annum to over one million…
Read More10 fascinating facts about… St Andrews and the East Neuk
The kingdom of Fife has many beautiful towns and villages, and a host of fascinating facts have emerged from them. Here we present 10 things you probably never knew about St Andrews and the East Neuk. Saint Andrew, the town’s namesake, has a tomb in the Church of St Andrew in Patras, Greece. In 1705…
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