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East Wemyss And Mcduff

MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

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United Kingdom

Scotland

Fife

East Wemyss And Mcduff

MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

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MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

03:11

12.2km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.68 km

Fife Coastal Path waymarker

Highlight • Trail

5.19 km

Methil Wind Turbine

Highlight • Monument

On the Fife coastal path. Part of Methils industrial heritage immortalised in song by Fife twins the Proclaimers.

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8.57 km

Castle Ruins near Well Cave

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8.60 km

MacDuff's Castle

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MacDuff's Castle was originally built in the 11th century. However, nothing survives from this period and the ruins you see today are from the 14th and 15th centuries. You can …

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8.85 km

Caves by the roadside

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10.5 km

Fife Coastal Path

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Nice route along the coast but path is not always flat and predictable. If you walk to west Wemyss you can check out the caves with their historical markings.

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10.8 km

Wemyss Caves

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The Wemyss Caves were forged by the power of the ocean around 8,000 years ago. You can see six caves on the coastline below the ruins of MacDuff’s Castle; many …

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12.1 km

Historic Potato Farming Machinery, East Wemyss

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Just some of the displays done by local action group TWIG.

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

2.55 km

2.26 km

1.63 km

1.51 km

573 m

Surfaces

5.85 km

3.79 km

1.67 km

346 m

313 m

192 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

19°C

12°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

Fife Coastal Path waymarker

Methil Wind Turbine

Castle Ruins near Well Cave

MacDuff's Castle

Caves by the roadside

Fife Coastal Path

Wemyss Caves

Historic Potato Farming Machinery, East Wemyss

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