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Royal Burgh Of Crail And District

Rock Formation on the Coast – Crail Harbour loop from Crail

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United Kingdom

Scotland

Fife

Royal Burgh Of Crail And District

Rock Formation on the Coast – Crail Harbour loop from Crail

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Rock Formation on the Coast – Crail Harbour loop from Crail

02:03

7.90km

50m

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: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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726 m

View of North Berwick from Fife Coastal Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good section of the coastal path - great views across to North Berwick

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2.59 km

Rock Formation on the Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not a peaceful place, geologically anyway. Evidence of huge disruptions in the past litter the coastline

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3.06 km

Crail Airfield Pillbox, Fife Ness

Highlight • Monument

The most easterly point of Fife is a rocky outcrop with dangerous rocks offshore. A series of light ships were used here as it proved impossible to build a lighthouse …

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4.20 km

Freeness Harbour Stone Beacon Remains

Highlight • Historical Site

Best laid plans of mice & men - efforts to build a stone beacon here (to protect ships sailing close to the North Carr Rocks) were dashed when a storm …

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7.50 km

Denburn Wood

Highlight • Forest

Definitely stroll through Denburn Wood. A blooming nature paradise is emerging here.

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7.60 km

Crail Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Still done fishing done from here!

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7.85 km

Crail: Tolbooth and Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

Parts of Crail’s Tolbooth and Town Hall building date back to the late 16th century. It is nowadays A-listed and used for various events. It can be found at the junction of Marketgate.

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7.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.85 km

2.15 km

1.78 km

777 m

245 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.86 km

1.82 km

616 m

282 m

260 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 1 September

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Comments

July 15, 2023,Fife Ness loop from Crail

Walk along a short section of the Fife Coastal Path, from Crail (very pretty village), up to Fife Ness and back inland. Coastal Path is excellent, route back inland is dull. Better to retrace route along the coast.

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Rock Formation on the Coast – Crail Harbour loop from Crail

View of North Berwick from Fife Coastal Path

Rock Formation on the Coast

Bench With Sea View

Crail Airfield Pillbox, Fife Ness

Freeness Harbour Stone Beacon Remains

Denburn Wood

Crail Harbour

Crail: Tolbooth and Town Hall

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