Situated along Fife’s rugged coastline, you find quaint fishing villages hugging the waters edge. Visitors are attracted to the area for a multitude of reasons including the scenic views, expansive coastline and cultural heritage. However the last thing they expect to find is foreign architecture. A noticeable feature to Fife’s architectural language, and that of my own own Cellardyke, is the Flemish influence on roofing types. Centuries past Scotland had strong trading links with Holland and as Fife is situated on an eastern peninsula it found that many Dutch traders who would stop here to trade bright red pantiles for [...]