A "WELL-KENT" face in Dunfermline sporting and legal circles has died at the age of 76.

Robin Lind, a private client conveyancing lawyer, was a partner in Ross and Connell in Dunfermline until he retired in 2009.

A keen rugby player, he played for Dunfermline Rugby Club and Melrose and was also involved with the Northern and Midland District team, the Caledonia Reds, and was president of the Co-Optimist Rugby Club between 2013 and 2019.

Born in England in October 1944, Robin moved up to Dunfermline with his parents, Bobby and Joan, after his father had been offered a practitioner's post in Comely Park.

The eldest of four siblings, Robin attended Cargilfield School in Edinburgh before moving on to Fettes College. He started an accountancy apprenticeship, however, made the decision to then study law.

He joined Ross and Connell in 1979 and became a senior partner several years later and stayed with the firm until he retired.

He and wife Lindsey, who died in 2007, had three children, Alison, Graham and Kirsty, as well as eight grandchildren.

Robin later married second wife Agnes in 2012 and moved to Elie, a place where he had enjoyed many family holidays.

A keen golfer, Robin was a member at Dunfermline Golf Club as well as clubs at Elie, Murrayfield and St Andrews.

Former rugby team-mate John Haxton said Robin was a "well-kent" face in Dunfermline and Edinburgh.

"Robin was always a consummate sportsman and a fantastic sportsman even at schoolboy level," he said. "He loved golf, he was also a very good cricketer and was good at hockey at school and he was good at squash – he was an all-round sportsman."

A funeral service for Robin, who died on May 26, took place in Dunfermline on Friday.