The walk starts at Pittencrieff Park.
Pittencrieff Park covers 76 acres and offers recreational facilities for children's play, greenhouses and woodland walks. It was gifted to the people of Dunfermline by Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish born American industrialist/philanthropist.
The walk will go past the Glen Pavillion, and round to the mustard-yellow Pittencrieff House at the centre of the park. Pittencrieff House is, a 17th-century T-plan house of three storeys and a garret. It was built from stone taken from the nearby royal palace.
Just along from the house there is a 200ft glasshouse conservatory which was built in 1973.
The walk will then proceed out of the park towards Dunfermline Abbey and Palace.
Dunfermline Abbey has some of Scotland’s greatest kings and queens laid to rest here – including Robert the Bruce. The abbey’s great nave is also the most visually stunning example of Romanesque architecture in Scotland.
Tickets for access to the Abbey Nave can be purchased via Historic Scotland website if desired (not essential though). They are not included in the booking.
Close by is Dunfermline Palace, a ruined former Scottish royal palace and important tourist attraction in Dunfermline.
The walk will then meander past the Dunfermline City Chambers, a building historically designed to be the centre of local government. The building was constructed in the period 1875-79, by James C Walker who also designed the first Carnegie Library. It employs a composite of French, Gothic and Scots baronial architectural styles and features a prominent four-face clock tower.
The walk will then head back into the park, past the statue of Andrew Carnegie and return to the car park.
What to bring:
Comfortable walking shoes (the walk is all on paved paths so walking boots are not essential). Layered clothing including waterproofs. A range of lenses from wide-angle (to capture buildings and the surrounding context) to telephoto (for capturing architectural details).
Toilets:
There are toilets within the park.