Visit Aberdour Places

Welcome to Visit Aberdour Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aberdour

  

Aberdour Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aberdour

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Aberdour history

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Aberdour was two villages on either side of the Dour Burn until the railway arrived in the 19th century. In the 18th century the harbour was improved by the addition of a stone pier to handle coal traffic from nearby collieries. The railway came to the village in 1890 and has won many “best kept station” awards.

Aberdour culture & places

Aberdour was a 2005 finalist in the prestigious “Beautiful Scotland in Bloom” The town hosts an annual festival, which runs from late July to early August. In 2018 it was voted the second-best place to live in Scotland by The Sunday Times.

Aberdour etymology

Aberdour means ‘mouth of the Dour’ The name of the river is from the Pictish word aber ‘river mouth’ A cognate of this word is also seen in Dover and Andover. The word was subsequently changed to Gaelic dobhar.

Aberdour landmarks

Aberdour Castle started life as a modest hall house on a site overlooking the Dour Burn in the 13th century. It is one of the earliest surviving stone castles in mainland Scotland. The Earls of Morton built the castle in the second half of the 16th century with refined Renaissance detail. The Castle is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and open to visitors.

You can visit Aberdour places with Walkfo Aberdour to hear history at Aberdour’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aberdour has 9 places to visit in our interactive Aberdour map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Aberdour, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Aberdour places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aberdour & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 9 audio facts unique to Aberdour places in an interactive Aberdour map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Aberdour Places Map
9 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Aberdour historic spots	Aberdour tourist destinations	Aberdour plaques	Aberdour geographic features
Walkfo Aberdour tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aberdour

  

Best Aberdour places to visit

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Aberdour has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aberdour’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aberdour’s information audio spots:

Donibristle Donibristle was a house and estate in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. It was the scene of the killing of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, in 1592. Only the wings of the house remain, within the modern settlement of Dalgety Bay.

Rossend Castle Rossend Castle is a historic building in Burntisland, a town on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. The castle was built in the 17th century.

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