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Aberdour


 

Aberdour, a village in Fife, Scotland, lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth, 17.5 miles north-west of Edinburgh by the railway and 7 miles north-west of Leith by boat. It features excellent sea-bathing.

Related Topics:
Fife - Scotland - Firth of Forth - Edinburgh - Leith

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Aberdour has ruins of a castle and an old decayed church, which contains some fine Norman work. About 3 miles south-west of Aberdour stands Donibristle House, the seat of the Earl of Moray, and the scene of the murder (7 February 1592) of one earl, remembered in the ballad The Bonny Earl of Murray.

Related Topics:
Norman - Donibristle House - Earl of Moray - 7 February - 1592 - The Bonny Earl of Murray

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