Sandwiched between the two
bridges over the Firth of Forth, this interesting
town acted as a royal link in the 11th century for
Malcolm 111 and his Saxon wife, Queen Margaret.
They often used a ferry to
cross the Firth as they travelled between
Edinburgh Castle and their palace at Dunfermline.
The 17th century Hawes Inn is
mentioned in Sir Walter Scott’s ‘The Antiquary. It
is also where Robert Louis Stevenson’s hero David
Balfour is tricked into boarding a ship in his
1886 novel ‘Kidnapped’.
The 12th century church of
Dalmeny is one of the finest churches of its type
in Britain.
