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Fife Coastal Path from North Queensferry to Dalgety Bay

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	Crail 800 x 540 89K	(First, 3 earlier Fife photos and one from Perth) Crail is a picturesque fishing village on the east coast.
	Sea Life 1024 x 768 152K	Feeding the seals at Sea Life at St Andrews. There are many other aquatic acquaintances here; it's well worth a visit.
	St Andrews 1024 x 768 136K	The sea cliffs at St Andrews. At the other end of the town from the famous golf course.
	Kinnoul Hill 1024 x 768 120K	This hill overlooks the River Tay and Perth.

**Fife Coastal Path begins here at North Queensferry**
	N Qu'sferry 02 1280 x 850 446K	Finding the start of the Fife Coastal Path is quite easy. Head downhill as if going to Deep Sea World. The Forth Bridge will be overhead.
	N Qu'sferry 03 1280 x 834 xxxK	This is the start. A short cobbled stretch heads uphill and under the north end of the rail bridge.
	N Qu'sferry 04 779 x 1080 413K	Passing under the bridge. If trains pass overhead you will hear a deep rumbling noise. This is a substantial bridge, built to last. Much of the stone was quarried from nearby. The walk passes several such quarries.
	N Qu'sferry 06 1280 x 850 465K	If you've been searching North Queensferry for a public toilet then this isn't it - but it may have to serve you if you can stand the broken glass and other crap in this brick built hut.
	N Qu'sferry 08 1280 x 850 407K	Looking back at the bridge. The route is so convoluted there'll be much looking back without necessarily having to turn round.
	N Qu'sferry 10 1280 x 891 421K	Of the 3 main sections of the bridge, this is the only one which is free of the white protective covering used while applying the new long lasting hi-tech paint. Continuous repainting should be a thing of the past now.
	N Qu'sferry 12 1280 x 953 369K	The picturesque north east corner of a peninsula that juts out into the Firth of Forth. The sea is very calm today but recently there were waves flooding many coastal roads and depositing debris on grass verges.
	N Qu'sferry 13 1280 x 850 337K	A wider view of the same scene shows the bridge and Deep Sea World in front of the rock face.
	N Qu'sferry 14 1280 x 850 180K	A little further along the path gives this view across to the Rosebery Estate between South Queensferry and Cramond.
	N Qu'sferry 16 1280 x 850 333K	Carlingnose Quarry. I have no information about the white building on the clifftop. Google Earth's April 2010 image shows what looks like foundations - so perhaps it's a new house with stunning views...
	N Qu'sferry 19 1280 x 850 476K	A closer view of the cliff and the house perched on the cliff edge. The rock I'm standing is shown in the next picture.
	N Qu'sferry 21 1280 x 898 614K	(Size 9 boot shown for scale) Strange geology with rounded boulders embedded in surrounding layers which crumble away.
	N Qu'sferry 22 1280 x 850 xxxK	Looking back at the bridge from the top of the big rock. There's a steep little path up the rock in Carlingnose Quarry.
	N Qu'sferry 23 1280 x 850 174K	The path is high up here and affords good views. The white buildings are at Dalgety Bay.
	N Qu'sferry 24 1280 x 850 159K	This wide view shows the familiar outline of Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat in the distance behind the Hound Point Marine Terminal on the south side of the Firth of Forth.
	N Qu'sferry 25 1280 x 850 131K	Zoomed in on the terminal. Arthur's Seat is clearly recognizable now.
	N Qu'sferry 26 1280 x 603 121K	Zoomed in even more and it's possible to read No Smoking on the ship. Behind, the remains of Granton Gasworks can be seen. Part of Cramond Island can also be seen.
	N Qu'sferry 27 1280 x 836 138K	The camera panned slightly to the right here shows Hound Point and the barrier which connects Cramond Island to the shore. Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat are surrounded by the buildings of Edinburgh.
	NQ-Dalgety Bay 1920 x 606 170K	A wide letterbox shape picture of Dalgety Bay.
	N Qu'sferry 28 1280 x 850 339K	Looking back at the central section of the Forth Bridge getting its paint job.
	N Qu'sferry 30 1280 x 850 213K	The southern end of the bridge. Part of South Queensferry can be seen through the arch.