Tour
Historic Leuchars
 Leuchars
is renowned for its long association with the Royal Air
Force base and also the Church of St. Athernase which dates
back to the late 12th century. The Church is one of the
finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain and proudly
stands on a grassy knoll overlooking the village.
Originally the Leuchars area was a vast marshland at the
mouth of the River Eden. Both the Church and Leuchars Castle
- which was demolished in the 1970's - occupied the higher
ground and secured a vantage point over the surrounding
area. Extensive land reclamation about 1800 allowed Leuchars
village to expand and the coming of the railway along with
the formation of the RAF base helped to establish a prosperous
community. Although the Royal Engineers had been experimenting
with air balloons in 1911 it was not until 1917 that the
Royal Navy Fleet Training School built an airfield at Leuchars.
By 1920 the RAF base had been established as part of Britain's
defence system. The RAF hold their Battle of Britain air
display every September at Leuchars.
North of Leuchars lies Tentsmuir - a wooded area where the
primitive people of the Stone Age and Bronze Age were known
to eke out an existence. The woods are now cared for by
the Forestry Commission but access, complete with visitor
facilities is available at Kinshaldy Beach.
Leuchars Junction is the closest railroad station to the
famed city of St. Andrews. There is a local Bus service,
and taxi-cabs, to St. Andrews which is 4 miles to the south-east
of Leuchars. There are trains from Leuchars to Edinburgh
and Aberdeen. Connections can be made from Edinburgh onwards
to London. There are also trains from Leuchars to Cupar,
Ladybank, Markinch, Kirkcaldy, Inverkeithing, Arbroath,
Carnoustie, Dundee, etc;
One of most relaxing, ways to visit Edinburgh is by train
from Leuchars.
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