FESTIVE REVELLERS can shake off the cobwebs by joining the Dunfermline Heritage New Year walk.
Now in its 27th year, the walk has previously drawn crowds of over 300.
Dunfermline heritage guides will lead groups through the streets, leaving at 1.30pm on January 2 from the Mercat Cross in the High Street and ending, about an hour later, at the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum in Moodie Street for refreshments courtesy of Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, whopioneered the heritage guide project in 1985.
Jack Pryde, who is a founder member of the heritage guides, said: “Walk the streets and hear the stories of Dunfermline’s rich, royal past. Come and walk Scotland’s other Royal Mile.
“As this is a free event, there is no need to book a place, no need to pay for a ticket just turn up and enjoy the experience.”
The thoroughfares of Scotland’s ancient capital are steeped in history. King Malcolm Canmore set up court in Dunfermline in 1065, and over the centuries kings such as Robert the Bruce and James VI lived in its royal palace.
Philanthropist and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was born in the town in 1835. He was the world’s richest man at one time.
