Upper Largo and Largo House

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Section One: The Village

The A915 approaches the village from the Lundin Links direction. The houses are in South Feus.
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As the A915 enters the village Largo Law (290m) is prominent. There is a car park on the left which is open to the public and acts as overflow car park for Upper Largo hotel which is on the right. Largo and Newburn Parish Church can be seen beyond the car park.
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Seen here over the A915 South Feus offers an excellent view over the Forth Estuary.
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The premises of Donaldson and Son (joiners) in Upper Largo may look rather dilapidated but the business is still going strong! The building to the left of the image is the Upper Largo hotel.
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The A915 continues through the village.
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The hotel or inn in Upper Largo has a long history and has been known by various names - 'Lee's Inn', 'Duff's Inn' (after former innkeepers) and The Commercial Hotel.
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In Main Street. A 'Chandlery' is a shop or other premises dealing in supplies and equipment for ships and boats. The building used to be a United Free Church and this is more obvious when the rear of the building is seen from Church Place NO4203 : Church Place, Upper Largo
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Seen from Main Street.
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Main Street continues ahead as the A917. The brown tourist sign on the building to the left of the image indicates that this is the 'scenic' route (which passes through the East Neuk villages) to St Andrews. The turning to the left is the A915 - the more direct route to St Andrews.
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From Main Street, Upper Largo John Wood's Houses (built on the site of a former hospital) can be seen ahead. John Wood's Houses is a supported housing complex, comprising 15 bungalows and 8 flats, for people over the age of 55.
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The A917 continues through the village.
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This row of pink cottages is a distinctive feature of the village.
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The A917 nears the edge of the village. The turning to the left is Aithernie Drive.
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This house, in Main Street, Upper Largo, has a barely-readable sign painted on the gable end but if you squint your eyes just right it can still be read - or you could refer to some historical information LinkExternal link !
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Opened on 8th May 1891 the Institute was donated to the village by Mrs Janet Simpson in memory of her father, George Simpson. It functions as a village hall.
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This notice board was in the garden of the Simpson Institute in Main Street.
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This old milestone stands where the A915 leaves Main Street, Upper Largo.
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South Feus leaves Main Street.
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Gillies' Court is a cul-de-sac off South Feus.
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The one-way street of South Feus takes a sharp right turn.
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From where South Feus takes a sharp right turn NO4203 : South Feus, Upper Largo this path heads east out of the village towards the farm buildings at Buckthorns. It connects with another path which heads south to join the Fife Coastal Path at the ruined cottage of Viewforth from where a right turn will take you to Lower Largo and, if you then follow the Serpentine Walk, it will bring you back to South Feus! These paths are all Fife Core Paths.
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Much of Lower Largo can't be seen but the partially-built housing development of Selkirk Grove is visible.
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Church Place leaves North Feus. This road circles Largo Parish Church and comes back to this junction.
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There has been a church on this site since 1160. The current building is rather more modern although the tower dates back to the 1620s.
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Seen from East Drive these steps leave Church Place and allow access to the church and graveyard.
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East Drive once provided access to the now ruined Largo House. Today it is the location of several private houses but still gives pedestrian access (across fields) to Largo House. One of the ornamental urns atop the gateposts has disappeared.
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This is the survivor of a pair of ornamental urns which topped the gate piers at the entrance to East Drive, Upper Largo. East Drive was once an approach road to the now ruined Largo House.
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This was once the eastern access to the now ruined Largo House.
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This was once the eastern access to the new ruined Largo House. The grassy area to the right are the playing fields of Largo Cricket Club.
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Off East Drive is the playing fields of Upper Largo Cricket Club. The single-storey club buildings can be seen on the left.
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Steps to the church are on the right. East Drive is on the left. The gap in the wall straight ahead leads to The Stables and the church car park.
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Largo and Newburn Parish Church is on the right.
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This offshoot of Church Place joins North Feus after about 300 metres.
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After Church Place circles Largo and Newburn Parish Church it returns to its junction with North Feus. The building on the right was once a United Free Church (built in 1844) but is now the premises of the Upper Largo Chandlery.
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This unmade road off North Feus leads to garages and properties behind Main Street. There are two vennels LinkExternal link leading from this track to Main Street (A915). Neither of the vennels nor this track appear to have a name.
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Straight ahead is a vennel LinkExternal link which leads to the A915 road to St Andrews.
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This vennel LinkExternal link leads to the A915 road to St Andrews.
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This vennel LinkExternal link leads to Main Street (A915).
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The A915 Upper Largo to St Andrews road.
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The A915 enters Upper Largo and reaches this junction with Main Street. Turn right for Leven (A915) and left for the East Neuk (A917).
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Originally a hospital this is now a supported housing complex, comprising 15 bungalows and 8 flats, for people over the age of 55.
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Originally a hospital this is now a supported housing complex, comprising 15 bungalows and 8 flats, for people over the age of 55.
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Off the A915 road to St Andrews
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This turning to the right off Woodlands Park (the A915 road to St Andrews) is Aithernie Drive which continues on to join Main Street (A917) just before it leaves the village.
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