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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruins of ABERDOUR CASTLE | Ruins of Aberdour Castle Ruins of Aberdour Castle Ruins of Aberdour Castle Ruins of Aberdour Castle |
Mr. Flockhart Mr. John Chisholm Mr. J. Barr Mr. P. Kennedy |
036 | The ruins of an extensive building the greater part of the walls are still standing but some portions of them are fallen in and ly in rubbish about the building. Some parts of the walls have been roofed and are used at present as Farm buildings. There is nothing known in the neighbourhood of its History or the date of its erection the only information I could get about it was that it was formerly a residence of the Earls of Morton. Messrs. Barr, Kennedy and Flockhart say it was burned down but they do not know at what time. There is no satisfactory account of it in the local Histories (ie) the New and Old Stat. Accts [Statistical Accounts], Sibbalds Fife or Leightons Illustrated Fife as far as I could see. It is the property of the Earl of Morton. M Kinsela C.A. [Civilian Assistant] |
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Plan 36 C Aberdour Parish
A little N.E. [North East] of the village of Aberdour [Situation]
Note: Ruins - If further information be needed the Earl of Morton must be visited MK
Note: "Aberdour very anciently belonged to the Wisharts, and by a marriage 1126, it came to the Mortimers. In King Alexander III time, Allanus de Mortuomari gave the Wester part of Aberdour to the Monks of Inchcolm for a burial place within their Church. To the west of the Castle there is a little Harbour. Sibbald Fife & Kinross
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 134 - Parishes of Aberdour, Dalgety, Burntisland and Kinghorn, OS1/13/134
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Aberdour, Dalgety, Burntisland and Kinghorn.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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