St Monans
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 12 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1265 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | ANSTRUTHER | ||
| ZIP code section | KY10 | ||
| prefix | 01333 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | North East Fife | ||
| Scottish Parliament | North East Fife | ||
St Monans , especially historically St Monance , is a town in the Scottish Council Area Fife . It is located about 14 kilometers south of St Andrews and 23 kilometers northeast of Kirkcaldy at the entrance to the Firth of Forth in the East Neuk region .
history
Originally called Inverin , Inverie or Inweary , the current place name St Monans refers to the early Christian Saint Moineinn , who had a shrine built on the site. As a result of a dispute over the spelling of the village in the 1890s, St Monance was favored. In the course of the 20th century, however, the spelling changed preferentially to St Monans .
The village developed around a supposedly medicinal spring Moineinn, in which regional fishermen soaked their nets and lines for centuries. The site has been used by Christians since the 9th century. The Gothic St Monans Church was built under David II between 1362 and 1370. The Scottish king donated the building after he was shipwrecked in the Firth of Forth and got away with his life. Newark Castle to the west has probably been in existence since the 13th century . The manor house to the north, Balcaskie House, has existed since the 1670s at the latest .
The village developed in the 17th and 18th centuries with fishing, coal mining and salt production. The latter was done with the help of a windmill, which supplied the salt pans with sea water. During the 20th century, tourism and boat building grew in St Monans.
traffic
The A917 runs through St Monans and connects the coastal towns between St Andrews and Upper Largo to the trunk road network. In 1863 St Monans got its own station along the Fife Coast Railway . However, the route was closed in 1965.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ BBC: St Monans Auld Kirk , October 29, 2014
- ↑ Entry on Newark Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
