Lower Largo

Lower Largo
Lower Largo  Lower Largo shown within Fife
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	North East Fife
Scottish Parliament	Mid Fife and Glenrothes
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Coordinates: 56°12′50″N 2°56′28″W / 56.214°N 2.941°W

Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland

Statue of Alexander Selkirk in Lower Largo by Thomas Stuart Burnett

Plaque for Alexander Selkirk in Lower Largo.

Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated on Largo Bay along the north side of the Firth of Forth.

An ancient fishing village, in the parish of Largo, Lower Largo is famous as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, who provided inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.^[1] A signpost at the harbour points to Juan Fernández Islands, some 7,500 miles distant, where Selkirk lived for more than four years as a castaway.

The arrival of the railway in 1856 brought many tourists to Lower Largo's sandy beach. Lower Largo has retained many historic buildings, and in 1978 it was designated as a conservation area.

The railway line through Lower Largo was closed in the 1960s as part of the programme of cuts overseen by Dr. Richard Beeching, and though it has been disused since then the viaduct that dominates the village remains an important local landmark.

Lower Largo is contiguous with Lundin Links.

Other notable residents

• Rev Joseph Taylor Goodsir FRSE (1815-1893) theological author, born in Lower Largo and later minister of Lower Largo

References

1. Severin, Tim (2002). In Search of Robinson Crusoe. New York: Basic Books. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-046-50-7698-7.

External links

• Map sources for Lower Largo
• The Largo Trust
• Lower Largo on FifeDirect