📌 Limekilns, Fife
★★
The Broomhall Estate in western Fife has a rich heritage: limekilns, railway lines and harbours all supported limestone quarrying as well as coal extraction, shipbreaking and soap production along this stretch of the Firth of Forth. All this activity has long since ceased, leaving behind two sleepy villages – Charlestown and Limekilns – and a fascinating industrial legacy. 6 miles is enough to explore the picturesque coastline, inland estate and its history, with good views of Rosyth Dockyard later in the circuit, which has since picked up the economic baton.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Limekilns Pier 
Charlestown harbour 
Charlestown harbour & limekilns 
Looking west along the coastal path 
Part of the route follows a section of old railway 
Road near Braeside 
Fife Coastal Path north of Charlestown 
Broomhall Estate 
Broomhall Estate 
Broomhall Estate 
Path across the Bell Hills 
View over Rosyth Dockyard 
Coast path east of Limekilns 
Rosyth Old Church 
Rosyth Old Church 
Limekilns 
Limekilns
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Limekilns Pier, west end of Limekilns
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 075834
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.034363,-3.485868
🚌 Bus to Limekilns
🚗 Street parking
📝 Key info
▶ 10 km / 6 mi | ▲ 90 m | ⌛ 2.5-3 hr
Features: 🏠 Limekilns; 🏠 Charlestown, harbour & limekilns ★★; 🏰 Broomhall Estate; ⛪ Rosyth Old Church
⬤ Easy | Clear paths, tracks and pavements – rare muddy parts. Busy A985 must be crossed twice.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Charlestown, harbour & limekilns – old railway line to west – cross footbridge at 🧭 NT 060838 – West Road – Rocks Road – Courthill – Broomhall – Hillock – Leckerstone Cottages – Brucehaven – Rosyth Old Church – Limekilns – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep, lambs & greylag geese on Broomhall Estate; yellowhammers, mallard ducks, seagulls.
Weather: A few degrees above freezing after a frost, with fresh snow on Ochil Hills. Mostly sunny but with a cold wind on the coast.
April 2021
