Anstruther

Anstruther is a fishing village on the East Neuk - the peninsula - of on the east coast of Scotland. With a population of 4000 in 2022, it's the largest of a series of villages along the coast: east through Crail to the tip of Fife, and west through Pittenweem and St Monans to Earlsferry, all covered on this page.
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  • Type: Town with 3,810 residents
  • Description: town in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Anster”, “Anstruther East”, “Anstruther West”, and “West Anstruther”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scottish Fisheries Museum and Anstruther Easter Parish Church.

Museum
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The is a in Anstruther, , that records the history of the Scottish fishing industry and its people from earliest times to the present day.

Church
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Restaurant
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The is a fish and chip shop in Anstruther, a fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pittenweem and St Monans.

Village
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is a fishing village and civil parish in , on the east coast of Scotland. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,747.

Village
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, sometimes spelt St Monance, is a village and parish in the of and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately three miles west of Anstruther, the small community, whose inhabitants used to make their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Path. is situated 3 miles southwest of Anstruther.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. Part of the , it lies immediately to the north of Anstruther on the south coast. The first element of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic cill, meaning 'church'.

Anstruther

Latitude
56.2228° or 56° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.7005° or 2° 42′ 2″ west
Population
3,810
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9C8V67FX+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3912817484
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2657267
Wiki­data ID
Q570401
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Anstruther” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Anstruther”
  • Basque: “Anstruther”
  • Bulgarian: “Анструтхер”
  • Catalan: “Anstruther”
  • Cebuano: “Anstruther”
  • Chinese: “安斯特鲁瑟·韦斯特”
  • Chinese: “安斯特鲁瑟”
  • Dutch: “Anstruther”
  • French: “Anstruther”
  • Galician: “Anstruther”
  • German: “Anstruther”
  • Hebrew: “אנסטרותר”
  • Irish: “Ànsruthair”
  • Irish: “Ánstruthair”
  • Irish: “Eanstair”
  • Irish: “Port na h-Eanstraich”
  • Italian: “Anstruther”
  • Japanese: “アンストラザー・イースト”
  • Japanese: “アンストラザー・ウェスト”
  • Japanese: “アンストラザー”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Anstruther”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Anstruther”
  • Norwegian: “Anstruther”
  • Persian: “انستروتر”
  • Polish: “Anstruther (Szkocja)”
  • Polish: “Anstruther”
  • Portuguese: “Anstruther”
  • Russian: “Энструтер”
  • Scots: “Ainster”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ànsruthair”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eanstair”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port na h-Eanstraich”
  • Spanish: “Anstruther”
  • Swedish: “Anstruther”
  • Ukrainian: “Анструтер”
  • Urdu: “اینسٹردھر”
  • Welsh: “Anstruther”
  • “Ànsruthair”
  • “Anstruther”
  • “Eanstair”
  • “Port na h-Eanstraich”

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