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There were gardens at Aberdour Castle from at least 1540. [24] The terraced garden dates from the time of the 4th Earl of Morton, who succeeded in 1553, and comprises four broad L-shaped terraces. At the bottom of the terraces was an orchard, laid out in 1690, and recently replanted. [24]
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Aberdour Castle: Castle with a walled garden and terraces with a dovecot Culross Abbey: The remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1217 Dogton Stone: Once a free-standing cross probably of 9th-century date Dunfermline Abbey: The Abbey Church is the last resting place of many Scottish kings and queens Dunfermline Palace: Former Scottish ...
The gardens of Aberdour Castle were redeveloped along with the building for the regent James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–81), perhaps as an area for public display. [7] Extensive gardens were developed at Pinkie House by Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline (1555–1622), with lawns, fountains, ponds and aviaries , designed for ...
The terraces, dating from the mid-16th century, form one of the oldest gardens in Scotland, and offer extensive views across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh. The castle is largely the creation of the Douglas Earls of Morton, who held Aberdour from the 14th century. The earls used Aberdour as a second home until 1642, when their primary ...
Aberdour (/ ˌ æ b ər ˈ d aʊər / ⓘ; Scots: / ˌ eɪ b ər ˈ d u r /, [2] Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dobhair) is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland.It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, looking south to the island of Inchcolm and its Abbey, and to Leith and Edinburgh beyond.