N 56° 03.282 W 003° 18.013 Aberdour Car Park
Parking here is free!
N 56° 03.263 W 003° 18.060 Aberdour Railway Station
The station here in Aberdour is one of the best preserved and best decorated in the country. It wins awards frequently. You can find another Geocache "Sidetracked - Aberdour" (GC5GQHD) very near here.
A=How many villages were there originally?
N 56° 03.275 W 003° 18.115 The Sensory Garden
The Sensory Garden is a great place to chill out.
B=What year did the school at Hawkcraig Road take its place? 19B7
C=When was the garden opened? Cth October 2010
N 56° 03.243 W 003° 18.078 The Centre of Town There is an information board here where you can find out all you every wanted to know about Aberdour.
D=In what year was a hospice for pilgrims established? 1D74
There is also a rather nice clock tower just at the entrance to the station. If you go past it on your left, you can have a look at Aberdour Castle.
E=When was the clock erected? 19E0
N 56° 03.225 W 003° 18.128 Aberdour War memorial
Most towns in Scotland have a war memorial. There were generally put in after WWI and extended to take in WWII and beyond.
F=How many are commemorated here from the 1939-1945 war (beware, there are three names in the bottom row!)?
N 56° 03.187 W 003° 18.233 Aberdour Golf Club
Golf is a big deal here in Fife. These gates lead to the Golf Club and the route towards Dalgety Bay - you're not going this way today (although you could later).
G=On your way up the road, no. 57 has a Jacobean connection. 1G45.
H=How many miles to Inverkeithing on your 2-wheeled mode of transport?
N 56° 03.082 W 003° 17.812 Black Sands Beach
This is a great place to get a view over to Edinburgh and is the quieter of the two beaches in Aberdour.
J=What year was Inchcolm Abbey granted full Abbey status? 1J35
Check out the "Prospect from Aberdour".
K=From which year has Inchkeith had a lighthouse? 180K
N 56° 03.087 W 003° 17.410 Viewpoint
On your way round the coast, you could find "ABC" (GC57MB0). Further round, sit and take a rest, enjoy the view and remember Eddie of the Forth View Hotel.
L=What day was Eddie born? Lth November 1940
N 56° 03.033 W 003° 17.122 Hawkcraig Point
A fabulous place to take in the view.
M=How many spaces for signs are there on the unlabelled bench?
Sit down and remember Ernest and his partner.
N=How many letters in the name of Ernest's partner?
P=What year was Ernest born? 192P
N 56° 03.193 W 003° 17.245 Silver Sands Beach
This is one of the most popular beaches in Fife. On a hot, sunny day it can only be described as "hoaching". Here you can also find "Silver Sands Beach" (GC5412D)
Q,R,S=Aberdour castle dates was extended in which centuries? 1Qth, 1Rth and 1Sth?
N 56° 03.311 W 003° 17.392 Shinty Pitch
You can now go straight across the Shinty pitch (watch out for stray balls). Aberdour has the largest Shinty club in Scotland. On the north side is a bridge over the railway line which leads to Moray Place and Main Street - a good starting point for finding the cache. On your way, sit down and remember Robin.
T=What year did Robin Leave us? 200T
N 56° 03.UVW W 003° 17.XYZ Final Cache Location.
U=G+H-D-A-J
V=F-B-K-E
W=N+C-Q-E
X=M+N+P
Y=P+Q
Z=R+S+T+E-L
You can check your answer on GeoChecker.com. Also within reach are "St. Fillans Church" (GC1AV9K) and "A Woody Walk" (GC5GXDE).