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King Robert II made Earlsferry a royal burgh in 1373 [4] but its original charter was destroyed in a fire. Earlsferry became a trading port for merchants and remained so until the 18th century, and was also an important calling point on the pilgrims' route from the south to St Andrews. A new charter was granted in 1589 by James VI. [3]
People from Elie and Earlsferry by occupation (1 C) Pages in category "People from Elie and Earlsferry" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Ardross Castle was a c.14th century castle that was located in Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland ...
1814 map of 'The Maldiva Islands' by Captain James Horsburgh. James Horsburgh F.R.S (28 September 1762 – 14 May 1836) was a Scottish hydrographer.He worked for the British East India Company, (EIC) and mapped many seaways in the Indian Ocean, the Malay Archipelago, and China in the late 18th century and early 19th century.
The Golf House Club, Elie established in 1875, is a historic members golf club located in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Members have playing rights over Elie Links, a UK Top 100 Golf Course. Approximately ten miles from the " spiritual home of golf " at St. Andrews, golf has been played over the links of Elie since the 1500s.
The bell in the belfry was cast at John C. Wilson's bell foundry in Glasgow in 1864. [3] The building continued to serve as the meeting place of the burgh of Earlsferry until 1930, when it became the town hall of the enlarged burgh of Elie and Earlsferry. [5]
Elie Parish Church is a church building in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is Category B listed, its oldest surviving part (the clock tower) dating to the 1726. [1] An earlier church on the site was built in 1639, the work of William Burn, with the tower following just under a century later. The kirkyard is contemporary with the original church. [2]