Given the nickname Lang Toun (Long Town), in reference to its
four mile long main street, Kirkcaldy curves around a sandy cove along the
Firth of Forth, 18.6 miles north-northeast of Edinburgh.
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Rohancragg, via Wikimedia Commons
The town isn’t somewhere where visitors with a Kirkcaldy Car Hire would spend weeks on end exploring; however, there are three places which
are worth visiting if you’re in the area. The first is Ravenscraig Castle. Built
by James II in the 1450s, the castle was originally in an isolated spot, but as
the town grew, the castle became surrounded. The second place on your whistle
stop tour is Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, the town's main museum and
exhibition space. Situated next to the train station, it first opened its doors
in 1925, and with the exception of the National Galleries of Scotland, it holds
the largest collection of paintings by the Scottish painters Samuel Peploe and
William McTaggart. The third place to visit is the Adam Smith Theatre, named
after Kirkcaldy's most famous former resident, today it’s also a cinema as
well.
The locals understandably get a bit ‘miffed’ when the name
Kirkcaldy is repeatedly mispronounced, so this is a sure fire way of getting in
their good books. For fans of Star Trek think of Captain Kirk, next think of a fish - the Cod, and finally imagine the Fonz from Happy Days; picture him
putting his thumbs up and saying Aaaaay!
There you have it, Kirk – Cod - Aaay. Alternatively, just ask a local where
Gordon Brown comes from, then they’ll say it for you.
Like many towns throughout the British Isles, Kirkaldy has
seen some changes but it’s also remained unchanged.
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