From Kinghorn to Dunfermline: The Last Journey of King Alexander III On the night of 19 March 1286, King Alexander III of Scotland rode through a violent storm from Edinburgh toward Kinghorn to see his queen, Yolande of Dreux. Despite warnings to wait until morning, he pressed on through darkness and wind. Somewhere along the coastal cliffs, his horse stumbled — and by dawn, the king was found dead on the rocky shore.His sudden death at just 44 years old ended an era of peace and stability in Sc