Today we set off an hour earlier to get to East Wemyss in Fife, known for Macduff's Castle which dates back to the 11th century when Macbeth was King of Scotland. Sadly the castle lies in ruins and is overgrown with nettles and weeds which stopped us from exploring it. We did however investigate a couple of caves under the castle, hopeful of finding Pictish and Viking drawings which have been found in that area. Unfortunately the only things we did find were a couple of startled pigeons.
Due to works on the beach we took a detour through Methil. This turned out to be a bonus for one of our group, who is a big East Fife football fan and was delighted as we came across their football ground :)
We eventually returned to the beach and continued on to Lower Largo, birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe where we stopped for a cuppa before catching the bus home.
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