Aberdour Castle With Bagpipes Music On Outlander Visit To Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Aberdour Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history, Outlander visit to Easter Aberdour in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom.. This historic castle became known to American TV audiences as one of the settings for the hit TV series Outlander. The castle plays the part of the Benedictine monastery, Abbey Ste Anne de Beaupre. It is here that Jamie recovers from his injuries at the hands of Black Jack Randall. In Dragonfly in Amber, the Abbey is located on the north coast of France. However, in the TV series, where this scene is moved to the first series, the Abbey is in Scotland, and Claire tends to Jamie prior to them leaving Scotland. This Scottish castle began as a modest hall house built by the de Mortimer family,.on a site overlooking the Dour Burn in the 13th century. The oldest ruined part is one of the earliest surviving stone castles in mainland Scotland. James Douglas, Earl of Morton, who was Regent of Scotland from 1572 to 1578 built the first big structure east of the existing tower house. In the 1630s the Seventh Earl of Morton, Lord Treasurer of Scotland, built an L-shaped extension known as the east range. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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