History, Travel and other Non Fiction Books from Fife
Fife Travel and Guidebooks
- Along The Fife Coastal Path: A Guide For Walkers And Visitors
Skirting the spectacular Fife shoreline, the Fife Coastal Path offers an ideal way to sample the area's rich heritage. This guidebook introduces visitors and walkers to its wealth of castles, churches, harbours, milestones and red-roofed 'little houses'. - Fife
This work contains a wide selection of walks in the rich and varied Kingdom of Fife, lying in the historic heart of Scotland between the firths of Tay and Forth. There are hill and coastal walks, and others which take in forests, castles and mansions. - Fife
Published in association with the National Trust for Scotland, this text looks at the famous, and also less well known architectural treasures of Fife, such as Balgonie House and Kellie Castle. - Fife And Perthshire: Including Kinross
This thorough guide to Perth, Fife and Kinross covers a wonderfully varied landscape area, from the Grampian mountains to the Tay estuary and the ancient coastal town of St Andrews. - The Fife Coast: From The Forth Bridges To Leuchars By The Castles Coast And The East Neuk
The Fife coast is a popular area with walkers. This compilation of walks is divided into sections and can be used as a town guide or as a guide to the complete coastal route. - Two Years In St. Andrews: Two Years In St Andrews
In 1983, Americans George Peper and his wife, Libby, completed the purchase of 9a Gibson Place, St. Andrews. But it was not until 2003, when George gave up his job in New York, that the couple could move to St. Andrews for what they originally expected to be a two-year interlude. This is their story. - The Kingdom Of Fife
This selection of new cycle routes has been carefully devised to provide excellent cycling conditions for riders of different ability levels. - Kingdom Of Fife: 40 Coast And Country Walks
Ranging from lochside nature trails to short, exhilarating routes up into the Lomond and Ochil Hills to the best stretches of the Fife Coastal Trail and circuits around historic towns and villages, this book is all you need to really discover Fife. - Pilgrims In The Rough: St Andrews Beyond The 19th Hole
An insider's guide to golfing in St Andrews, this book provides information on the course and the history of the game. It also looks at the history of the town, and contains general tourist information. - St Andrews & Fife Walks
St. Andrews & Fife Walks is a guide to an area which has witnessed some of the most dramatic incidents in Scottish history. Each walk uses contemporary accounts & anecdotes to bring these events to life. - The Wee Book Of Fife
Fishing villages such as Elie, Anstruther and Crail all feature in this collection of photographs comparing old with new, as well as the historic town of Dunfermline with its magnificent abbey, Culross with its crow-stepped roofs, industrial Kirkcaldy and St Andrews, home of golf and Scotland's oldest university.
History books on Fife
- The Book Of St Andrews
St Andrews has long played a central role in the religious, political and cultural life of Scotland. This selection of stories, poems and memoirs is a wonderful literary celebration of this venerable town which explores the multiple facets of its life and history. - Bygone Leven
Several of Leven's lost landmarks are featured in this book, including Kirkland House, the original Bawbee Bridge and Shell House on the promenade, a shell-encrusted extravaganza that was later joined by a similarly-decorated bus. - Carnegie: 'The Richest Man In The World'
This book charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, from Dunfermline bobbin boy to Steel King of America. The empire he forged in the steel furnaces of Pittsburgh was sold in 1901 for 480 million dollars and Andrew Carnegie retired from business life as the richest man in the world. - Cupar: A History
'Cupar' concentrates on economic and social changes in Cupar, with much information derived from inventories of household possessions compiled at death or bankruptcy. The author uses comparison with other towns to help provide a rounded picture of this burgh, one of many historic Scottish towns. - The Fife Book
The Kingdom of Fife, as it is still proudly known, lies at the heart of Scotland. It had been the centre of power and is of historical significance. This book covers the history of the area from Cardinal Beaton's murder to Victorian monuments. - Fife In History And Legend
Not surprising for a region of such historical resonance, Fife contains a huge number of houses, churches and castles that witnessed events that quite literally shaped the nation. This work introduces the reader to these places and those associated with them. - Fife's Last Days Of Steam
From the magnificence of the Forth Bridge to the beauty of the coastal route from Leven to St. Andrews, Fife has a rich rail heritage. The railways served the county's industries, including coal, paper-making and distilling, as well as providing passenger services and carrying tourist traffic. - Fife's Lost Railways
This book offers vital statistics for all the closed passenger lines in the county, as well as a brief history. It is liberally illustrated with pre-closure photographs, with Boarhills, Lindores and Kilconquhar among the stations featured. - Fife: The Mining Kingdom
This history of mining in the Kingdom of Fife contains photographs of the mining areas of the county, such as Longannet and Lochore. There are also pictures featuring other aspects of mining life - housing, bands, rescue teams, quoiting and football. - Fringe Of Gold: The Fife Anthology
This is an anthology of writing about Fife, a part of Scotland with an immensely rich tradition of history and literature. It gathers together all of the great characters of Scottish history who have acted out their dramas within the famous Kingdom of Fife. - Old Kelty
Kelty is a mining community which flourished from the 1870s onwards, when large-scale coal-winning was begun by the Fife Coal Company. This collection of photographs shows the village and its neighbours in their industrial heyday, but also harks back to an era of rural peace and quiet. - Recollections Of East Fife Fisher-Folk
During the early part of the 20th century, fishing still formed one of the main industries in the famous corner of Fife. Belle Patrick spent her first 30 years in Anstruther, and in the mid-1960s wrote this memoir to put on record the fishing way of life. - Villages Of Fife
This work is an account of the people of Fife and their village and hamlet communities from medieval times to the present day. Fife has seen many of the major events in Scottish history, and this work covers the places, parishes and people, their leaders, labour and leisure. - The Weem Witch
'The Weem Witch' tells the story of the Pittenweem witches, bringing a horrifying episode in Scotland's past under the spotlight. - A Wee Nip At The 19th Hole: A History Of The St. Andrews Caddie
Richard Mackenzie presents a celebration of one of golf's time-honoured traditions - the St. Andrew's caddie. Mackenzie is the Caddie Master at the Old Course, and is himself a former caddie. - The Wemyss Private Railway, Or, 'Mr Wemyss' Railways'
The Wemyss Private Railway was Fife's most extensive railroad, developed by the Wemyss Estate to carry its coal. This text traces the development of the railway, which was closely intertwined with the progress of the coal industry of Fife. - Wheels Around Dunfermline And West Fife
West Fife is home to one of the world's most famous transport landmarks, the Forth Rail Bridge, and has a varied transport history that once included wooden waggonways, a tram network radiating from Dunfermline, plus a stretch of the Great North Road, images of which are included in this book.
