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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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[Page] 19Plan 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
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