Statue of Robinson Crusoe
Lower Largo, Fife
Lower Largo, Fife
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_a.jpg)
These are a few photos of the statue of Robinson Crusoe (a fictional character) as written about
by Daniel Defoe based on the life of a real person called Alexander Selkirk.
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_b.jpg)
The statue was paid for in 1885 by David Gillies, a prominent local businessman and
descendant of Alexander Selkirk and carved by Thomas Stuart Burnett, A.R.S.A..
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe(Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_f.jpg)
There's only one useable gap between the houses across the street to enable
this aerial view of the cottage.
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_e.jpg)
Looking up at the statue from street level you can see that Selkirk was apparently
armed to the teeth.
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_c.jpg)
These photos were taken from over the beach, poking over the roofs of the
seafront houses.
![Statue of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) in Lower Largo. Fife](aerial/lower_largo_robinson_crusoe_d.jpg)
The house is in Main Street, Lower Largo, Fife, KY8 6BJ, just east of the village
centre and harbour.