East Neuk of Fife Through Time

Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, withits string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the mostattractive parts of the country to investigate. Few regions present a greaternumber of attractions than the East Neuk with its sandy beaches, wild andprecipitous cliffs, remarkable caves, celebrated golf links, notable churches,historic castles and historical associations.These villages, running from from Crail to Largo, are quite distinct from thoseof any other part of Scotland and have stood almost unchanged for centuriesand thus present, in their uneven, angular streets, red-tiled roofs andcrow-stepped gables, an accurate representation of the ancient burghs of ourpast.