Visitors to Dunfermline could soon reach new heights should they wish to take a different look at the town.
Plans to install an aerial viewing platform have been put forward once again as part of a £1 million regeneration project.
Councillors have been briefed on the project ahead of their monthly meeting this week, where they will receive an update on how work to upgrade the town centre is proceeding.
Among suggestions is a proposal to construct an aerial viewing platform, offering people a unique vantage point to look down on the passing world.
In a report prepared for councillors, Joe McGuinness, Fife Council area services manager, said: “An earlier attempt to develop a ‘Top of the Town’ viewing platform has been given a fresh airing.
“This would entail a viewing platform with a lectern-style orientation board and tourist telescope being installed on the upper floor of the Kingsgate shopping centre’s multi-storey car park.
“Work is at an early stage with funding streams and planning approvals being investigated at this stage.”
A total of £1 million has been pledged by Fife Council to improve Dunfermline town centre, a move which caused controversy in both Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy at the time of the announcement.
A contribution of £125,000 has already been made to Dunfermline First, an events group that has arranged three events to take place during the year, including a world championship Highland Games event.
There are hopes of boosting tourism to the town as well, already bolstered by a pilot initiative that saw a shuttle bus operate from Dunfermline to the port at Rosyth in 2013, an initiative set to continue for the next three years.
Specifying that the project was making good progress, Mr McGuinness added: “The city centre action plan is proving successful in maintaining a clear focus on the specific objectives. New activity has been captured and integrated into the plan to ensure that the steering board is the central clearing house for all relevant activity within the city centre.”