Some of the important buildings in this city, both religious and secular are:

Many of the secular buildings in this period were smaller-scale structures.

It is thought to be the oldest complete secular building in Britain.

To the right is a secular building from the Middle Ages.

Much more coherent was the development of secular buildings.

Up a hill to the north is a three-story secular public building.

This is the oldest secular building still standing in Dunfermline.

These were the largest secular buildings in stone since the time of the Romans, over six centuries earlier.

Of the secular buildings the most noteworthy are the town hall, begun in 1404 and rebuilt many times since then.

As such, there is a sacred aspect to the relationship between even secular buildings and the space they occupy.