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This is the old harbour lighthouse which sits at what was once the entrance to the harbour of the pretty little fishing village of Pittenweem, in the East Neuk of Fife. The east harbour wall was extended in 1992 and since then this light has not operated.

From the wonderful "Undiscovered Scotland" website:

"The name "Pittenweem" comes from the place of the cave, referring to St Fillan's cave in Cove Wynd in the village: it was used as a chapel by St Fillan in the 7th. Century. The saint reputedly had miraculous powers. He is said to have written his sermons in the complete darkness of the cave, guided only by a glow emitted by his arm. Over the intervening centuries the cave has been largely respected as a shrine, though it was once used to store fishing nets. In the 1930s the cave was re-dedicated and services are still held there. Visitors can request the key for the cave from the Gingerbread Horse Café on the High Street (usually open 10am to 5pm).

"Pittenweem's harbour was greatly expanded by Sir John Anstruther in the years from 1770. He needed a port to ship the coal being mined from under his land, and salt being produced by the saltpans he built on the shore below St Monans Windmill, which was built to pump sea water into the salt pans. Sir John expanded the harbour on condition his ships had priority over other traffic. Both the saltpans and coal mines were linked to Pittenweem Harbour by a waggonway. The enterprise was short lived, but the impact on the prosperity of Pittenweem from the improved harbour was long term."

Shot in RAW using a polarising filter and converted and edited in PSE6.

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