Pittenweem
is a fishing village in the East
Neuk of Fife, east of St Monans. A royal burgh since 1541,
it was a thriving trading port and remains an active fishing
community with a busy fish market. Several buildings dating
from the 16th and 17th centuries have been restored by the National
Trust for Scotland. Kelly Lodging in the High Street dates mainly
from the late 16th century and was the town residence of the
Earls of Kellie. The Augustinian Priory moved here from the
Isle of
May in the 13th century, and the remains of its church are incorporated
in the present parish church which incorporated the Tolbooth
Tower of 1588. The monastic buildings partly survive, the 15th
century gatehouse, the dormitory and the Great House, and the
Priors Lodging, remodelled as the rectory in 1840. There is
a cave associated with St Fillan.
