The image top is looking over Lower Largo
Harbour to the Crusoe Hotel, with the Beach
running from the Hotel north. The Crusoe Hotel
was originally built in 1824 as a Granary. Soon
after, an Inn was opened at the end of the
Building. The Granary was converted to a Tea
Room in 1920, then to the Crusoe Hotel soon
after.
The Castaway Restaurant in the Crusoe Hotel has a Nautical Theme,
after the Book and Film about Robinson Crusoe
being stranded on an Island for years. The Book
is said to have been based on Alexander
Selkirk, a Sailor from Largo, that was stranded
on an Island for four years from 1704. A Statue
of Selkirk can be found at a House on the Main
Street of Lower Largo.
The second image is looking across the
Harbour to the Railway Inn and Railway Viaduct.
The Viaduct was completed around 1863, allowing
Trains to run between Leven and Anstruther.
This line closed in 1966, with the Viaduct now
expected to be converted to a foot/cycle
path.
The Railway Inn opened in
1749 with its original name hard to find. The
Inn only sells drinks, popular with Walkers on
the Fife Coastal Path.
Upper Largo is on the Main Coastal Road
running north to Elie, St Monans, Pittenweem,
Anstruther, Crail, Kings Barns, and St Andrews,
one of the most scenic areas in Scotland, with
great Beaches and picturesque Fishing
Villages.
The main attractions in Upper Largo are the
Parish Church built from 1623, and Upper Largo
Hotel with a Restaurant.
The Standing Stones of
Lundin are situated on the second hole of
Lundin Ladies Golf
Club, top side of the main road running
through Lundin. The Stones are dated to about
the 2nd Millennium BC. There used to be four
Stones, with one said to have been lost around
1792, after Treasure Hunters were involved in
that Stone breaking.
The Lundin Ladies Golf Club was established
in 1891 by the Beach. The Ladies Club moved to
Standing Stanes Park in 1910, with this 9 Hole
Course designed by five times Open Champion,
James Braid.
Lundin Golf
Club is on the low side of the Main Road by
the Beach, established in 1886.
The Beach by Lundin Golf Club runs three
miles south to Leven. The Fife Coastal Path
runs along side the Beach.
Largo History
1500s - there was a Settlement by the
Harbour at Lower Largo, probably based around
Fishing.
1820s - a Pier was built at the Harbour for
Fishing Vessels, with about 40 Boats at one
time Fishing for Herring, Haddock, Salmon, and
Shellfish.
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