Dunfermline Attractions
Dunfermline, about 25mi/40km north of Edinburgh on the Fife peninsula, is famous as the historic capital of the Scottish kingdom. In later years it derived its prosperity from coal mining and also as a world center for trade in damask linen. Steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has helped to enrich his home town by the donation of several social and cultural facilities.
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Abbey
The history of the abbey is explained at the Dunfermline Heritage Centre in the Abbot's House of the old monastery. The abbey is known to contain the remains of Robert the Bruce below the pulpit.
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Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
The 1835 cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born is now a museum, providing information on his life.
Royal Palace
Facing the Dunfermine abbey to the south lie the ruins of the Royal Palace which James VI (from 1603 James I of England) rebuilt in 1590. In 1600 his wife Anne of Denmark bore a son (later Charles I) here, but three years later the royal court moved to London after the "Union of Crowns".
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | Closed | Closed | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
