URPoint Details
A resort with fine sandy beaches and a harbour popular with yachtsmen.
The Norman church of St Fillans has a leper window blocked by what is known as the Pilgrim’s Stone.
On Incholm Island are the well preserved ruins of the Abbey of St Columba, founded in 1123 by Alexander I of Scotland, in gratitude for being sheltered after a shipwreck.
In Dalgetty Bay to the west is the mansion of Donibristle House with parts dating from 1720 and the entrance gates are wrought iron.
Aberdour (mouth of the River Dour), aber (Brittonic) mouth, confluence and dobhar meaning water or stream
- Type:
- Landmark