date to at least 1123, possibly even predating nearby Aberdour castle with which its history is so closely intertwined. There was a monastery dedicated to St. Fillan as early as the 8th or 9th century at Strath Fillan in Perthshire. St Fillans, Perthshire is a village at the eastern end of Loch Earn near the remains of the 7th century Pictish fort of Dundurn. St Fillans is a locality near the township of Mudgee in New South Wales, Australia. The Scottish surname MacLellan (MacGille Fhaolain in Scottish Gaeilic) means son of the servant of Saint Fillan. References 8th-century Christian saints Medieval Irish saints Medieval Scottish saints 8th-century Irish people People from County Wicklow Irish expatriates in England Irish Roman Catholic saints Scottish Roman Catholic saints nl:Fillan