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WALK THIS WAY: A perfect spring day at West Lomond in Fife by Alan Rowan Looking across to East Lomond. You can’t help but be impressed by the handsome face presented by the western twin of the Paps of Fife on the approach from the west. The long sweep of its frontal battlements seem to rise up out of nothing, a spectacularly rugged contrast to the gentle farmed fields below, and the rounded summit dome peeking up behind has a true mountainous appeal out of all proportion to its height. It also has many hidden assets in the shape of eccentric and curious rock formations and there are many approach options but the circuit from Glen Vale offers the opportunity to take them all in. ....
Standing Stones, Lundin Links. With our wings clipped by Covid restrictions once more, it’s time to turn our travel thoughts to locations close to home. A new guide by Gillian Tait: 111 Places in Fife That You Shouldn’t Miss is just the ticket for day trips and staycation inspiration. While travel writing may be a relatively new endeavour for Edinburgh-based Gillian Tait, the former painting conservator and conservation advisor says that she was bitten by the travel bug early. “In the late 1950s and 1960s, my two older brothers and I were fortunate enough to be taken abroad by our parents (who were far from well-off), every summer in our Dormobile campervan,” She explains. ....