New Aberdour Beach

An attractive shingle beach it has some sand at its east end and impressive sandstone caves nearby it is signposted off the B9031. At its centre is a white walled drinking fountain – St Drostan’s Well. St Drostan is said to have landed here is 580AD and the church up the hill is named after him. At the west end of the beach is a memorial to Jane Whyte who helped rescue the crew of the steamship William Hope wrecked here on the 28th October 1886.