We need your help to save Limekilns Pier!

A group of concerned local residents came together in 2015 determined to save Limekilns Pier for the community. That group has transformed into Limekilns Heritage Trust, an incorporated charitable organisation registered in Scotland. The principal aims of the Trust are to preserve the pier and historic sites within the local communities of Limekilns, Charlestown and Pattiesmuir and to educate local children and the general public about the history of these sites. The first goal is to secure the structure of the pier, the centre of many events in village life over the years and prevent its loss as a community asset.

Limekilns Pier is in a desperate state 

The pier is currently classified as AT RISK on the 'Buildings at Risk register for Scotland'. The condition is described as 'very poor' and risk category defined as 'high'.

Why Limekilns Pier is Historically Important

Limekilns harbour was for centuries the main port for Dunfermline in Fife and was constituted by David II in 1362, however it was likely to have been used as a harbour before this period. A ghaut is a cutting and The Ghauts is the name given to the long cutting in a low ridge of rocks forming an entrance to the harbour. The cutting is 3 metres deep and the ridge slopes away on either side. There is much fallen debris as well as the remains of mooring posts within the cutting.

The present pier was constructed in the 16th century and runs straight out for 250 metres and is 120 metres short of The Ghauts. The pier is within Fife Council and the Dunfermline Parish. It is a category C building and was listed on 19th December 1979.

Thank-you to all those wonderful individuals and families that have donated so far!

Help save Limekilns Pier and write your family name into history.

Limekilns Pier Beacon Way

As part of the restoration, the Limekilns Pier Beacon Way will be created and will consist of a path on the pier, formed of engraved Caithness stones.

Donations from £30 will have a unique opportunity to have an inscription added to the path.


NEW - TRIBUTE STONES NOW AVAILABLE

For a £30 donation you can have your name cast in stone for;  Friends of Limekilns Pier, Friends of the Bruce Arms, a tribute to Nazareth, a tribute to those who worked on the aircraft carriers

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