Tour Lower Largo Scotland

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Welcome to Lower Largo, Fife Scotland.
Lower Largo situated at the mouth of the River Keil on the Firth of Forth is an attractive holiday Village. It is an ideal base for touring Fife and the East Coast Villages of the East Neuk.
Lower Largo grew as a herring fishing village and later as a manufacturer of fishing nets. Today, many fishing and pleasure boats can still be found in the harbour.
The river Keil flows into the Firth of Forth at the point where a pier and small harbour has been built. To the West side of the pier are an attractive collection of fishing cottages and houses. To the East is the Crusoe Hotel and the older part of the village. The houses and cottages on Main Street back directly onto the sea, stopped by sturdy stone walls. As tide goes out, miles of sandy beaches stretch East and West hugging the shore line of the Firth of Forth.

Main Street in Lower Largo at first floor level has a statue of Alexander Selkirk whose story was used by Daniel Defoe in the Famous story of Robinson Crusoe.
We hope our site will be helpful if you are staying or plan to tour Lower Largo or the surrounding areas. Follow the links , where to eat, shop, have a beer, find a self catering holiday cottages, what to do and see, places to visit.

Enjoy your Tour of Lower Largo Scotland.

Largo Beach Sands

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Largo Beach Sands
Our guests at Castaway Cottages and others send us their digital photos of Lower Largo. Please send your photos and we will give a small prize for the best photo taken in 2008.

Lower Largo October Storms

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The severe storms in October washed this boat up on the shore this month.

Beach Lower Largo October 2008

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Beach Lower Largo October 2008

Colourful Washing Largo

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Colourful Washing Largo

Craft Shop Largo

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Very Craft Shop Largo
Very Crafty, 91 Main Street, Lower Largo, Fife.

The Anchorage Lower Largo

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The Anchorage Lower Largo
This chamrming and colourful Cottage can be found at 114 Main Street Lower Largo.

Beach Lower Largo July

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Beach Lower Largo July

Cardy NetHouse Largo

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Cardy Nethouse Largo

Cardy Net Factory Factory was built at Lower Largo on the South Coast of Fife in 1867 by David Gillies, a descendant of Alexander Selkirk who spent 5 years as a castaway on a Pacific Island and became the inspiration for Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe.

David Gillies set up the factory to make nets for the herring industry booming around this time. His nets were sold all over Britain. He employed nearly 30 women and was quickly wealthy enough to build an impressive villa, Cardy House, just above the Net Factory. The factory itself was closed only 15 years later.

Terrace Cottages Lower Largo Fife

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Terrace Cottages Lower Largo

Corner Shop Lower Largo

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Corner Shop Lower Largo.

Largo Harbour Dingy

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Largo Harbour Dingy

Lower Largo Boats Fife

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Lower Largo Boats Fife

Lundin Links Hotel Fife

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Lundin Links Hotel Fife

Railway Inn Lower Largo Fife

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Railway Inn Lower Largo Fife

Largo Harbor Evening Time

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Largo Harbor Evening Time

Largo Pan Tiles

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Largo Pan Tiles
The distinctive red clay pan tiles seen on many old buildings in Fifeand Lowere Largo arrived as ballast on trading boats and replaced the previously thatched roofs.

Bridge Lower Largo

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Bridge Lower Largo
This bridge crosses the river at the Harbour in Lower. Largo

Largo Postbox

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Largo Postbox.

This colorful vintage postbox is located in Main Street Lower Largo. Collections at 10.30 and 12 noon. There is also a handy post office in the local shop.

Crusoe Hotel Largo fife

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Crusoe Hotel, Largo fife, overlooking the sea.

Crusoe Hotel Lower Largo

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Crusoe Hotel Lower Largo

Tour Lower Largo Beach May

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Tour Lower Largo Beach May

Tour Lower Largo Viaduct

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Tour Lower Largo Railway Viaduct. When visiting or touring Lower Largo you will see over the Keil Burn the old railway Viaduct now disused.

Tour Lower Largo Main Street

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Tour Lower Largo Main Street
Main Street runs through Lower Largo and parallel to the sea. Below are scenes of Main Street now and many years ago. Largo has not changed a great deal.

Tour Lower Largo Fife Marion Arbuckle

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Tour Lower Largo Fife Marion Arbuckle, Largo Parish Church, Fife.