No roughcaster listed in Newburgh yet.

A roughcaster applies a textured external finish to buildings - the traditional Scottish harling that protects stone and blockwork walls from the weather while giving them a clean, uniform appearance.

Harling is one of Scotland's most common wall finishes and when it cracks, blows or starts to let in damp, getting it patched or replaced promptly prevents more expensive damage to the masonry underneath.

Ask whether they use traditional lime harling or modern cement render - on older stone buildings, lime-based finishes allow the walls to breathe and avoid the moisture problems that cement can cause.

Newburgh is a small town on the southern shore of the Firth of Tay, roughly eight miles west of the Tay Road Bridge. It sits beneath the wooded slopes of Macduff Hill and the Ochils, looking north across the water to Perth and Kinross.

The town has medieval origins as a burgh associated with nearby Lindores Abbey, where whisky distilling is recorded as early as 1494 - a claim that has been revived by the modern Lindores Abbey Distillery on the outskirts.

Newburgh has a primary school, a small selection of shops and a community hall. Laing Museum houses a notable local collection. The Fife Coastal Path passes through and the surrounding area offers walking in the Ochils and along the Tay shoreline.

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Fife is a large peninsula in eastern Scotland, bounded by the Firth of Forth to the south and the Firth of Tay to the north - a geography that has given it a distinct identity and earned it the traditional title of 'The Kingdom of Fife'.

Dunfermline is the largest settlement and a former capital of Scotland, granted city status in 2022, while Glenrothes serves as the administrative centre and St Andrews is known worldwide as the home of golf and Scotland's oldest university.

The south-west of Fife has a strong industrial heritage - coal mining and shipbuilding shaped towns like Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Rosyth - while the East Neuk coastline is defined by a string of picturesque fishing villages: Anstruther, Crail, Pittenweem and St Monans.

Inland, the Howe of Fife is fertile agricultural land dotted with market towns like Cupar, Auchtermuchty and Falkland, the last of these home to a beautifully preserved Renaissance palace.

Fife is well connected to Edinburgh via the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing and to Dundee via the Tay Road Bridge, making much of the region practical for commuters while retaining a strong sense of local identity.