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Photo of Kirkcaldy, a village in Fife, central Scotland.

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Kirkcaldy

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Kirkcaldy is the largest town on the Fife coast, its long seafront esplanade earning it the old nickname the Lang Toun. The economist Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, was born here in 1723, and the town’s galleries are well worth a look. The station sits right in the centre, on the main line north.

More places to visit near Kirkcaldy

Photo along the Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Kincardine to Newburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Fife Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

Firth to firth around the Kingdom of Fife, threading fishing villages from the Forth bridges to the Tay.

0.7 km E · Fife

Photo of Dysart Harbour, a visitor attraction in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Dysart Harbour

Attraction near Dysart

A restored small harbour east of Kirkcaldy used as an Outlander filming location, below the Harbourmaster's House.

3 km NE

Photo of Silver Sands, Aberdour, a beach in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Silver Sands, Aberdour

Beach near Aberdour

A sheltered Blue Flag beach at Aberdour with golden sand and views across the Forth.

9.7 km SW

Photo of Aberdour Castle, a ruined castle in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Aberdour Castle

Castle near Aberdour

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles.

10.2 km SW

Photo of Inchcolm, an island in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Inchcolm

Island near Aberdour

Island in the Forth with Scotland's best-preserved medieval abbey buildings, wartime gun batteries and a tunnel, grey seals and seabirds

12.1 km SW

Photo of Cramond Island, an island in Edinburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Cramond Island

Island near Cramond

Tidal island off Cramond, reached along a causeway lined with wartime anti-boat pylons, with gun emplacements and views up the Forth

14.9 km SW