The Robinson Crusoe statue in Lower Largo, Fife. Lower Largo is famed for its links with Alexander Selkirk who was born in the village in 1676.
The Robinson Crusoe statue in main street Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo a seaside village in Fife, Scotland, situated on Largo Bay along the north side of the Firth of Forth. Lower Largo is famous as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, (Real name Alexander Selcraig) who provided inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. The house that now stands at his birthplace on 99-105 Main Street features a life-sized statue of Selkirk wearing self-made goatskin clothes, scanning the horizon. 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.
Size: 3731px × 5425px
Location: Lower largo, Fife, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Rutherford / Alamy / Afripics
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