Aberdour, Aberdeenshire
Aberdour is a parish in northern Aberdeenshire on the North Sea coast. It is situated eight miles south-west from Fraserburgh and contains the villages of Pennan and New Aberdour. The name of this place is derived from the Celtic term Aber, signifying "mouth" or "opening", in reference to the rivulet Dour, which finds an entrance into the sea, a short distance below the manse. The church, which is situated at the northern extremity of the village of New Aberdour, was erected in 1818.
Aberdour is one of the oldest seats of Christianity in Scotland. The old parish church dated from before the Reformation. It was closed in 1818 and a new church was built in the north end of the village. The parish registers were said to be the oldest in the Church of Scotland but the earliest records were lost about the time of the move to the new church. The oldest stones in the old churchyard date from 1593.
