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Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kirkcaldy

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Bennochy And Hayfield

Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kirkcaldy

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Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kirkcaldy

03:38

13.6km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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115 m

Kirkcaldy Galleries, Museum and Gardens

Highlight • Historical Site

The land for the town's museum and art gallery was donated by John Nairn (the grandson of the linoleum manufacturer, Michael Nairn) Situated on the former site of Balsusney House, the home of John Maxton. This was opened in 1925, with the first chairman of trustee’s local cloth-manufacturer businessman John Blyth, the maternal grandfather of politician Michael Portillo.
The gardens contains two war memorials, commemorating the fallen of both World Wars. John Nairn gifted the gardens, museum and war memorial as an integrated whole to commemorate the death of his son who died in fighting on the western front. The war memorial was built in 1923 and unveiled in 1925. A memorial to those lost in World War 2 was unveiled in 1958.

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870 m

Beveridge Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Beveridge Park was laid out 1891-92 by William D. Sang, a noted local civil engineer and naturalist, on (104-acre) parcel of land, which Kirkcaldy Town Council had bought from the Raith estate. This purchase was financed by a bequest of £50,000 from Michael Beveridge, a linen manufacturer who served as Provost and died in 1890. 10,000 people attended the formal opening on 24th September 1892.
Facilities include formal rose and flower gardens, a bog garden, woodland walks and a large boating pond.
A motor sports circuit once ran around the edge of the park, which hosted racing for Formula 3 cars and motorcycles. The Scottish Road Races were held here between 1948 and 1988, by which time the speed and power of motorcycles had become too great for this circuit.

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908 m

Lion Statue in Public Park

Highlight • Structure

The lions are thought to have been made at Methven Pottery, and to have come from the garden of Viewforth Tower or to have been a gift to the park in 1893 by John Nairn of Forth Park where they had graced the formal gardens. The Gate House alongside, was formerly the head keeper's house and a tea-room, but is now used as local authority offices.

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1.07 km

Beveridge Park Bowling Club

Highlight • Structure

Beveridge Park Bowling Club opened in 1931.

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9.88 km

Seals at Seafield Tower

Highlight • Natural

Just after passing the tower, look out for seals along the shore. Watch and listen to them as you enjoy the view of the surrounding area. On a brighter day, you can just see Arthur’s Seat across the water.

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9.97 km

Seafield Tower

Highlight • Castle

The lands here at Seafield (as well as the lands at Markinch) were granted to Robert Moultrie by King James II in 1443 and the tower was in his family ownership until 1631. It was then sold to the Archbishop of Glasgow, James Law, before passing through a number of unknown owners. The last owners were the Methven family, whose Lord was reported to have left Seafield in 1715 to join the Jacobite arising, never to return, resulting in the tower being abandoned in 1733.
Seafield Tower, also known as the devil’s tower, is five stories high and was built using the local red sandstones. It would have had a vaulted storage area on the ground floor and great hall on the first floor and the upper floor level would have been for the Lord’s accommodation. The tower is protected by barnskin or curtain wall. Unfortunately, all has been lost due to the coast erosion- the significant northwest corner collapsed during the storm in 2013.
The 1744 plan of the tower shows ancillary buildings to the west of the tower, providing necessary support to the residents, including bakery, brewery and stables.

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10.1 km

View of Inchkeith Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

Inchkeith island viewing along the coastal path near Seafield tower, the island has been the refuge to many infectious diseases i.e. syphilis from 14th Century to 16th Century. The island is basically a cemetery island once you’re there, you may not leave the island alive, even Russian sailors were buried there in 1799 when they were quarantine there for infectious disease. The island was used for many various military activities but the most bizarre used of the island was the extraordinary experiment King James IV, he ordered that a dumb woman and two (2) infants to be transported there to ascertain what language the children would speak. Apparently, the children didn’t speak at all, some say that they speak the language of God, which is Hebrew, but of course, this is all speculation! The lighthouse here is run by the North Lighthouse Board which is now controlled from Edinburgh since 1958 and in 1986, the island was sold to Sir Tom Farmer, the founder of Kwik-Fit. If you’re interested to visit the island you need a permission. He lives in Barnton, Edinburgh.

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13.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.08 km

4.60 km

1.16 km

699 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.72 km

2.66 km

1.95 km

785 m

298 m

138 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Friday 10 July

19°C

14°C

19 %

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Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy Galleries, Museum and Gardens

Beveridge Park

Lion Statue in Public Park

Beveridge Park Bowling Club

Seals at Seafield Tower

Seafield Tower

View of Inchkeith Island

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