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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Dunfermline

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dunfermline, Scotland

Updated May 25, 2022

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Dunfermline, Scotland

Saint Margaret's Cave

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

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Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries

Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.
Reliquary of St. Margaret of Scotland

Dunfermline, Scotland

Reliquary of St. Margaret of Scotland

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

Dunfermline, Scotland

Dunfermline's Wallace Well

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?
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Inverkeithing Mercat Cross

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.
3 miles from Dunfermline
Fife Earth Project

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St. Ninian's Fife Earth Project

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.
3 miles from Dunfermline

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Lilias Adie Grave Marker

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.
4 miles from Dunfermline
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