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

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Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

St Monans windmill and salt pans.

Anstruther, Scotland

St Monans Salt Pans

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

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Anstruther, Scotland

Isle of May Beacon

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

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St. Fillan’s Cave

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St. Fillan's Cave

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

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The old wellies decorate the slipway at the St Monans harbour.

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Wellie Garden of St Monans

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

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Scotland's Secret Bunker

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

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Dunino Den

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