Fife Forge

31/05/2026

FIFE FORGE SALE! UK SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

Hi Y'All, As part of UK Small Business Week we are HAVING A 10% OFF SALE THIS WEEK starting today and continuing Wednesday 3rd June 2026 to Sunday 7th June 2026.

There will also be a good selction of quality BARGAIN BIN items we need to shift to make way for new stock. Grab yourself a bargain!

Thanks John

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

'Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse- and Thou,
Beside me singing in the Wilderness- And Wilderness is Paradise enow.' - Rabaiyat of Omar Khayyam

30/05/2026

New Classic Music Mags & Records just in

For an eclectic (good) collection of music mags, song sheets, records and memorabilia you know where to go... Fife Forge 69 High Street, Kirkcaldy KY11LN (opposite The Exchequer Pub)😁 JD

29/05/2026

It's Oot! The Lang Toun Fest 2026 Programme - Kirkcaldy at War

PM me if you would like to attend our talk on Tuesday 9th June at 4pm:

Kirkcaldy at War - Kirkcaldy War Stories through the Ages from the Picts to the Jocks.

Thanks

John

28/05/2026

An Update - Quest to Fully Restore Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife Scotland

I attach a letter from our MSP David Torrence to the Chief Executive of Historic Environment Scotland putting the Ravenscraig Castle full restoration possibility back in HES' court. Thanks David! There are no guarantees it will go beyond this, but the least we should expect is a fully informed and considered response based on facts and science, not a 'postcode decision' and we won't die not knowing.

If there is a proper feasibility study undertaken that finds Ravenscraig Castle is a structurally sound candidate for restoration then the rest are just a prioritisation, and a funding issue:

- From the HES Budget, lottery funding, some esteemed gentlefolk and business people of Fife of some means, some Fife 'worthies' pitching in behind it like Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Dougray Scott, Ewan MacGregor, Craig and Charlie Reid and Gordon Brown:)

The likes of the great businessmen Michael Beveridge, Sir Michael Nairn and Robert Philp left great legacies for the people of Kirkcaldy. We could do with the help of their counterparts today to help Kirkcaldy move forward and retain its historical treasures.

If you know any of these 'worthies' or anyone else you think could help with the proposal please draw it to their attention.

Thanks

John

28/05/2026

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/free-tours-as-doors-open-to-fifes-vast-heritage-collection-of-250000-artefacts-8642134?fbclid=IwdGRjcASEniFjbGNrBISd9mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhjh_rZN7eq2IO1rKs6p54rno2tnOoJVEqXIGohXraTtfGuEfEHJISw0BHSl_aem_-VNyueTqDXdloNxHf-Gh3Q

Bookings are open to tour the vast collection of Fife’s heritage.

27/05/2026

EDITED: A bit of West Wemyss Mining History

Thanks to Tam and Calum for their advice; the stone has turned out to be a relic from West Wemyss mining; a hole was drilled into the rock and explosives inserted, the strength of which would vary according to need. The rock was discarded into the sea and the rock and hole worn smooth by time and tide. Others can still be found around the beaches of West Wemyss. They are also likely unique to West Wemyss.

Stone Anchor?

This stone was recently kindly donated to the Lang Toun Little Museum. It was found in West Wemyss and is likely a historic sea anchor, or possibly a beach mooring stone for a fishing boat.

It appears a bit round for a sea anchor which tend to be flatter.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

John