MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

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East Wemyss And Mcduff

MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

Moderate

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MacDuff's Castle – Fife Coastal Path loop from Buckhaven

03:12

12.3km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.75 km

Fife Coastal Path waymarker

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5.26 km

Methil Wind Turbine

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On the Fife coastal path. Part of Methils industrial heritage immortalised in song by Fife twins the Proclaimers.

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6.84 km

View of Hillsborough Bay from The Braes

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'The Braes' is the local name for the hillside which stretches for some distance above Buckhaven Bay.

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8.63 km

Castle Ruins near Well Cave

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8.66 km

MacDuff's Castle

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MacDuff's Castle was originally built in the 11th century. However, nothing survives from this period and the ruins you see today are from the 14th and 15th centuries. You can …

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8.91 km

Caves by the roadside

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10.6 km

Fife Coastal Path

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Nice route along the coast but path is not always flat and predictable. If you walk to west Wemyss you can check out the caves with their historical markings.

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10.8 km

Wemyss Caves

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The Wemyss Caves were forged by the power of the ocean around 8,000 years ago. You can see six caves on the coastline below the ruins of MacDuff’s Castle; many …

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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