Aberdour Castle, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland: was built by the de Mortimor family in around 1200, for a brief time it was in the ownership of the Randolph Family before passing to the Douglases in 1342.
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Tuesday, 01 December 2020

Aberdour Castle

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Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth as seen from Aberdour Castle.

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 Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth as seen from Aberdour Castle.

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 Clouds over Inchcolm Abbe as seen from Aberdour Castle.

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 The Tower House of Aberdour Castle built around 1200 and altered in the 15th century.

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Collapsed Tower House taken from the Service Courtyard.

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 The Service Courtyard contained a bakehouse and a brewhouse and other ancillary buildings.

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 The East Range was the last major addition the castle built by the 7th Earl in the early 17th century.

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 View of the East Range showing the Castle Sun Dial.

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The East Range was the last major addition the castle built by the 7th Earl in the early 17th century.

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 View of the Castle Sun Dial on the East Range.

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 The Tower House was built around 1200, though altered in height and internally in the 15th century.

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 Tower Hose Ruins. Most of the Tower House collapsed in the 19th century.

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Tower Hose Ruins. Most of the Tower House collapsed in the 19th century.

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 Aberdour Castle from the Terraced Gardens.

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 View of the Beehive shaped dovecote from the Terraced Gardens.

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 The Terraced Gardens were probably laid out in 1550's and the beehive-shaped dovecote in the 16th century.

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The Central Range was most probably begun by Regent Morton around 1550 as a new residence.

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 View of the East Range from inside the Central Range.

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 The nearby St Fillians Kirk, was built by the de Mortimor Family around 1140

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 The nearby St Fillians Kirk, was built by the de Mortimor Family around 1140

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St Fillians Graeyard overlooking the Firth of Forth.

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