From the Abbey to Carnegie’s Birthplace
From the royal Abbey and Palace down past the Nether Yett to the weaver’s cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born.
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Dunfermline Abbey (the Nave)
Abbey · 12th century · Category A listed building
The Romanesque nave of the abbey church begun by David I in 1128 and consecrated in 1150.
Opening: 1 April to 30 September: Daily, 10am to 4.30pm · full times
↓ About 120 m to the next stop
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Dunfermline Palace
Royal Palace Ruin · 16th century · Scheduled monument
The ruined royal palace that grew from the abbey guesthouse; Charles I was born here in 1600.
Historic Environment Scotland says the palace ruins are closed while conservation works are ongoing; the abbey nave and grounds are open.
↓ About 300 m to the next stop
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The Nether Yett
Medieval Gateway · Probably mid-12th century · Scheduled monument
A fragment of the arched south gateway into the abbey’s precinct, probably 12th century.
↓ About 100 m to the next stop
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Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Museum · Late 18th-century cottage; 1925–28 memorial hall · Category B listed building
The weaver’s cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born, with a memorial hall built by his widow.
Opening: Monday to Sunday: 11am to 4pm (last entry 3.20pm)
