Dunfermline Palace is a sacred place in Fife, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- General area near Fife, Fife
This is a sensitive or fragile site, so we show only its general area. Please check official heritage sources for access before visiting, and take care not to disturb it.
Nearby places
Building or ruin · Medieval
Dunfermline Abbey
Fife
An earlier priory at Dunfermline dated back to the reign of Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, 'Malcolm Canmore', reigned 1058–93) and his que…
- Near Dunfermline
- 2 min walk from car park
Minor monument · Medieval
Market Cross, Bank Street, Inverkeithing
Fife
Mercat cross with HES-listed pre-1800 evidence (1688).
- Easy path
Fortified place · Medieval
Blackness Castle
Falkirk
One of Scotland's great artillery fortresses, Blackness served for centuries as a royal state prison and garrison guarding the Firth of Forth.
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