Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK--once home to Ada de Warenne

 The medieval royal family of Scotland never had a shortage of castles. Crail, in County Fife, was proclaimed a royal burgh by William the Lion and once was the setting of a castle believed to be often visited by Ada de Warenne.

Today there is no castle, only a privately owned tower on the spot where it is thought it stood.

Looking across the harbor.

Crail is distinctive with its stone wall that creates a safe harbor.

 Quaint, beautiful, clean, Crail is worthy of being featured on calendars, jigsaw puzzles, and souvenir mugs. 

Cobblestone streets near harbor

 Historical 17th and 18th century buildings are homes and shops of all kinds, including restaurants, ice cream and souvenir shops, and lobster stands.

The cobblestone streets are well maintained.

Hill thought where castle stood

This photo is taken from the harbor wall. The castle stood hil and looked over the North sea out to the Isle of May.

Looking down from the top of the approximately

ten foot wall.

Since my picture of the harbor did not turn out, I borrowed this one of a great jigsaw puzzle of Crail.