Kingsbarns

Kingsbarns is a village and parish in Scotland lies near the eastern coast of Fife, in an area known as the East Neuk, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of St Andrews and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north of Crail. The name derives from the area being the location of the barns used to store grain before being transported to the Palace at Falkland.

This article is about the village. For the racehorse, see Kingsbarns (horse).

Kingsbarns
Location in Scotland
Kingsbarns 
Location in Fife, Scotland

The coast around Kingsbarns is also known as a challenging surfing area.

Pitmilly, a former estate that was owned by the Monypenny family for over seven centuries, is located about 1.5 miles from Kingsbarns on the road to St Andrews. Ruins of two mills and the Bronze Age tumulus, Pitmilly Law, are still evident. Little remains of Pitmilly House.

The civil parish has a population of 443 (in 2011).

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