Kingsbarns Live Cam

History

Kingsbarns traces its origins back to medieval Scotland, when the economic and administrative influence of the nearby religious center at St Andrews extended into the surrounding coastal hinterland. The name “Kingsbarns” itself is rooted in the Old English term for royal granaries—storage barns under the authority of the Scottish crown—established here to collect and safeguard tithes of grain from local tenant farmers. Records from the 13th century indicate that these barns formed part of an estate granted to the bishops of St Andrews, under whose jurisdiction Kingsbarns remained until the Reformation swept through Scotland in the mid-16th century.