Elie and Earlsferry

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Formerly two villages Elie and Earlsferry were amalgamated into one in 1929.
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The A917 approaches the village.
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Born in Earlsferry in 1870 James Braid won The Open Championship five times. He was also a renowned golf course architect and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The building is Elie Primary School which is of both historical and architectural interest being over 100 years old and built of sandstone.
Note: The sign refers to the 'Royal Burgh of Elie and Earlsferry'. This term no longer has any legal standing since Royal Burghs LinkExternal link were abolished in Scotland in 1975 but is still used by many former royal burghs for its historical (and tourist!) interest.
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Elie Primary School is of both historical and architectural interest being over 100 years old and built of sandstone.
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The main building is of both historical and architectural interest being over 100 years old and built of sandstone.
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The first road on the left as the A917 (Park Place) enters the village this road used to be a 'rat run' for motorists who wanted to avoid the sometimes busy A917 through the centre of Elie but the local authority put a stop to that some time ago by installing speed bumps along its length.
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Park Place (A917) is the main road into the village from the west.
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This roundabout lies in the heart of the village with Park Place to the left, High Street straight ahead (both are the A917), School Wynd to the right and Bank Street behind the camera.
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Looking eastwards down Bank Street.
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Looking down Park Place towards the roundabout. The white building with the three dormer windows was previously The Victoria Hotel which was closed in 2008 and converted into three town houses. There had been an hotel on this site for more than 150 years.
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Looking down School Wynd towards the sea. To the left are lockup garages behind the Victoria Hotel NO4900 : Park Place, Elie and Earlsferry They are on the site of a former stables.
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These lockup garages in School Wynd behind the Victoria Hotel NO4900 : Park Place, Elie and Earlsferry are on the site of a former stables.
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Looking along South Street from its junction with School Wynd. South Street used to be Elie's main street and many of the oldest houses in the village are here
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School Wynd extends down to the sea.
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South Street. This used to be Elie's main street and many of the oldest buildings in the village are here.
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House numbers aren't the only way to identify recycling bins! These bins belong to the nearby 'Blue House' which is named after its distinctive blue granite facade and is now a holiday home for let.
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Earlsferry beach from the western end of South Street in Elie looking towards Chapel Ness.
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Fountain Road is the continuation of South Street and leaves the seafront to join Bank Street. It used to be named 'Soap Works Lane' and was the site of a soap works and a brewery. No trace of either remain today. Note the sand on the road; a surprising amount of windblown sand can accumulate here when strong winds blow from the sea.
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Fountain Road leads from South Street to Bank Street. Note the sand lying at the roadside - a surprising amount of windblown sand from the beach at the western end of South Street can accumulate here when strong winds blow from the sea.
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From the top of Fountain Road we look eastwards along Bank Street.
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From the top of Fountain Road we look westwards along Links Place.
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Looking down Fountain Road towards the sea.
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Links Place looking westwards. The turning to the left is Sahara Park.
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Off Links Place this is Sahara Park. Most of the newer properties here are holiday lets.
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Off Links Place this small development of social housing was built by Kingdom Housing.
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Linka Place looking westwards. The brown sign points to Golf Club Lane at the top of which you will find Elie Golf House Club and golf course.
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Telfer Wynd leads to the beach.
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Telfer Wynd which becomes Golf Club Lane and leads to Elie Golf House Club and golf course.
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Bank Street looking towards the roundabout in the middle of the village NO4900 : Elie and Earlsferry
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In School Wynd, as it proceeds down to the sea, someone has left a pair of old boots beside an electrical junction box which serves part of the village's waste water system - the metal plate on the ground covers pumping machinery.
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This sign was at the bottom of Telfer Wynd/Golf Club Lane.
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Sign in Fountain Road. You have been warned!
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War Memorial with Elie Church behind. The church was opened for worship on 17th April 1639. The steeple was not part of the original church but was added in 1726 and is a bit of a curiosity in that it has only three clock faces. Since there were no houses to the north of the church when the steeple was built there was no need to place a clock on that side!
Note: In 2009 Elie church joined with Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar Churches and its official name is now the East Neuk Trinity Church and was also linked with St Monans church in 2017.
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These pigeons are making good use of Elie church clock tower although some of them appear to be hanging on by the skin of their teeth!
Note: In 2009 Elie church joined with Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar Churches and its official name is now the East Neuk Trinity Church and was also linked with St Monans church in 2017.
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This wooden panel seems to have a letterbox inset into it!
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This old wooden door is a bit of a curiosity between nos 21 and 23 South Street.
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This faded carving is above the entrance door to no. 25 South Street.
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This faded carving is above a doorway at Gillespie House, South Street. It is from an earlier house known as 'The Muckle Yett' (The Big Gate).
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This bricked-up doorway of a house in South Street, hints at an earlier use of this property.
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This curious mixture of old and new architecture on the same house can be found in Links Place.
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This depiction of a fishing boat can be found on a house in Links Place.
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From where High Street takes a sharp right turn and becomes Links Road, Chapel Green Road proceeds westwards toward Earlsferry Point. The Fife Coastal Path runs this way.
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This road leads to Chapel Green. The Fife Coastal Path runs this way.
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At the bottom of Glovers Wynd there is pedestrian access to the beach.
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At the bottom of this cul-de-sac off High Street, Earlsferry, a narrow passageway offers pedestrian access to the beach.
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Looking eastwards from the top of Glovers Wynd. The spire in the distance is Earlsferry Town Hall.
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From the top of Glovers Wynd.
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The golf course is on the left.
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Earlsferry Links Golf Course from Links Road. Note the pedestrian path, complete with warning sign, which provides access from Links Road across the golf course to Grange Road where the houses are.
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Earlsferry Links Golf Course is on the left.
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