Sailing boats in Anstruther Harbour, Fife

Sailing boats in Anstruther Harbour, Fife

A busy beach in Largo bay

A busy beach in Largo bay

The Crusoe Hotel, Lower Largo

The Crusoe Hotel, Lower Largo

The Temple, Lower Largo

The Temple, Lower Largo

View from cottage looking over Largo Bay

View from cottage looking over Largo Bay

Beach at Lower Largo

Beach at Lower Largo

Three Bridges over the River Forth

Three Bridges over the River Forth

Perth Bridge at Tay Street, Perth

Perth Bridge at Tay Street, Perth

Birthplace of Alexander Selkirk 'Robinson Crusoe'

Recent Guest Comments

The McKenzie party – from the UK:
The cottage was bigger than expected.  Great location and had everything that you could have wished for.

The Beltman family – from the Netherlands:
We are now back in the Netherlands after a beautiful week in Scotland. We enjoyed our stay in your house. We saw quite a few things in the area; not only Fife but also Perth and closer to the Highlands, not to forget Edinburgh.  Nothing to complain about the weather; hardly any rain and sometimes very sunny. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to stay at your house.

Mr& Mrs Aikeman, the Joiner’s family & Belia the dog from Cheshire:
Thank you John & Ruth for letting us all stay in your cosy, comfortable house. We have had a lovely week here and felt very at home, our son Charlie and Belia the dog, have loved morning walks on the   happy memories of this holiday. Many thanks from all of Us xx

The Roberts family – from Anglesey North Wales:
Had a lovely stay - nice and clean. Very handy for the beach. Would definitely come again.

Cardy House was built by Mr Jack Gillies an entrepreneur who was born in the village and returned to Lower Largo after making his fortune abroad. A statue holding the globe on his shoulders is located above the door to commemorate his travels. Plus the house, he also built a Net Making Factory (which is now a holiday home) to provide work for the people of the Largo community.

Cardy House

The Gillies family were direct descendants of Alexander Selkirk and in the mid 1850's the single storey thatched fishermans cottages (where Alexander Selkirk was born No101 Main Street) were replaced by the present terrace row of houses built for the Net Factory employees. 111 & 113 "Silverlea" were the managers houses, they had drying rooms in the roof (now bedrooms with great views of Largo Bay). It was at that time the 'Robinson Crusoe' statue was placed in the wall by Jacks son David Gillies to commemorate the exploits of his now infamous relative. The last owner and occupant of 'Silverlea' No 113 was a Mr & Mrs Gillies - Mr Gillies was the Net factory Manager.

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