About Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town in Fife, Scotland. It has become a vibrant town over recent years and is becoming ever more popular with both new home buyers and first time buyers alike.
With plenty of interesting places to visit within a short drive, there's enough to keep even the most energetic of families entertained.
If you are considering a move to Dunfermline, this site aims to give you all the information you need about living, working or playing in Dunfermline. If you need any additional information not included here, please feel free to contact us by clicking here.
The History of Dunfermline
Experience the living past in ancient Dunfermline, where you can walk through 900 years of Scottish history in a day.
Dunfermline's royal and monastic past dominate the town which can boast a royal palace, a 12th -century abbey (which is the final resting place of Robert the Bruce and the burial site of eleven other Scottish kings and queens), the restored 15th-century Abbot House and the cave in which St Margaret bathed the feet of the poor. King Malcolm Canmore established his court after the death of Macbeth at the now ruined fortified tower in the heart of Pittencrieff Glen. Dunfermline was the birthplace of James I in 1394 and of Charles I in 1600.
It is also the birthplace, in 1835, of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Trust have benefitted the town greatly. The first of many Carnegie Libraries was built here in 1881 and both Carnegie Hall and Pittencrieff Park were gifted to the town by the 'Star-spangled Scotchman'. Carnegie's birthplace, a humble weaver's cottage has been preserved and extended to include a museum of his life.
Closeby is the Royal Burgh of Culross, with its picturesque 17th century cottages, now fully restored. Meander through the cobbled streets skirting the shoreline of the Firth of Forth, overlooked by the red pan-tiled roofs of the harled whitewashed cottages. Culross was once an important religious centre and was the birthplace of St Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow.
Along the coast lies Limekilns, the ancient port of the Benedictine monks of Dunfermline. Follow the coastal walkway east, past the magnificence of the Forth Bridges, to Aberdour, with its fine castle, granted by Robert the Bruce to his nephew in the 14th century.
Dunfermline and West Fife lies at the very heart of Scotland's fascinating history, where the past is still very much alive.
With easy access to the capital Edinburgh it is
a great area to live and also work in Edinburgh.
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