Royal Hotel, 34-40 High Street, Inverkeithing

The Royal Hotel, located at 34-40 High Street in Inverkeithing, dates from around 1670 to 1680. This building is a three-storey and attic, six-bay rectangular-plan tenement that adjoins a 19th-century, three-storey, three-bay tenement, which was formerly the Royal Hotel. There are later additions at the rear that connect both buildings, with the interior linked on the upper floors.

The 17th-century section of the building is rendered with painted margins and features box dormers, along with a plain fascia for the pub and restaurant. The 19th-century section is constructed of painted ashlar with rybats, stone cills, and quoins on the west side, while the north side is made of rubble and the east side is rendered. A full-height round stair tower is located at the rear.

On the west (principal) elevation of the 17th-century block, there are two central doors, a plate-glass window, and a restaurant entrance with a fascia to the right, as well as two large multi-paned timber windows with a pub fascia to the left. The first floor has windows in three right-hand bays, while the openings to the left are likely blocked. The second floor features six windows, along with a small central box dormer that has a bipartite window and larger flanking box dormers of a similar design. The 19th-century block has a central canopied doorway with flanking windows, and three windows on both the first and second floors.

The south elevation adjoins No 42 High Street. The east elevation has multi-storey extensions from the center and a full-height stair tower to the right, with irregular fenestration and box dormers on the 17th-century tenement. The north elevation features three small ground floor windows to the left, which were formerly larger openings.

The building predominantly has plate-glass in timber sash and case windows, with 12-pane timber windows in the dormers. The roofs are pitched, with a steep pitch on the 17th-century block, covered in grey slates, and feature straight stone skews, gablehead and ridge stacks, including tall stacks, thackstanes, and circular clay cans on the 17th-century block.

Inside, there is a well at the front of the 19th-century building plan, which has been rebuilt and converted into a coffee table. No other original features remain.