A Fife visit: Kincraig Hill, Bankhead of Raith, Hare Law

Participants: Neil and Ben
Where: Kincraig Hill, 65m/213’, P49m, Tump, OS 59, NT 468 999; Bankhead of Raith, 164m/538’, P36m, Tump, OS 58, NT 237 929; and Hare Law, 149m/489’, P 46m, Tump, OS 58, NT 202 965.

It was great to wake up to bright sunshine and a good forecast after days of cloudy and windy weather. It was many years since I had been to the East Neuk of Fife and I had spotted that Kincraig Hill, a headland west of Elie, was on the list of Tumps. Not very high but a prominent landmark which had been used for military defences during WW2. This is the view of it from Lundin Links.....
 

I parked in the car park at the entrance to Shell Bay caravan park. There didn’t seem to be anything to stop me continuing on the track which went almost to the summit but I fancied the walk. As expected it was a great viewpoint. The massive caravan park sort of spoiled the view to the west but otherwise it was great. The high point was pretty close to the edge of the cliffs so Ben had to go on his lead while we were there. These are the photos........

Looking back down the track to Shell Bay with Largo Law in the background.....
 

Looking across Shell Bay to the industrial towns, Leven, Methil etc.....
 

Elie and Earlsferry and one of the beaches.....

 

The Trig, not quite at the highest point.....

 

Ben with the summit mast behind him.....
 

The war time remains were interesting, it’s amazing how many of them have survived along our coastline.....

We then went on to Elie and had a walk round the harbour. It was the school holidays and it was busy so we didn’t linger long before setting off home especially as I had two more hills in mind for the return route.....

Bankhead of Raith was almost a drive over! Situated just off a minor road between Kirkcaldy and Cardenden the highest point was on a track to a farm only about 100m from the road.....
 

I carried on along the road through Cardenden and Auchterderran for the final hill, Hare Law. I parked at the north end of the village. From there we followed a good track initially alongside a golf course and then up the south slopes of the hill; it seemed to be a right of way. There were a number of banks of conifers on the flat top of the hill but fortunately the highest point was reckoned to be just to the east of the first one we came to. Getting to the high point did however involve some ducking and weaving through some prickly woodland. The Lomond Hills were to the north.....

 

 

Another excellent trip.