Redhythe Point

Redhythe Point is a point in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Redhythe Point is situated nearby to the locality Seatown, as well as near the village Sandend.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenglassaugh distillery and Fordyce Castle.

Glenglassaugh distillery

Distillery

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Glenglassaugh distillery is a malt scotch whisky distillery at Sandend in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It restarted production in November 2008 after being acquired by an independent investment group. It was then bought by Brown-Forman and mothballed in 2025.

Fordyce Castle

Castle

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Fordyce Castle is a T-plan castle, its oldest part dating from 1592, about three miles south-west of Portsoy, in the village of Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fordyce Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Redhythe Point.

Fordyce Academy

School

Fordyce Academy, known until the mid-19th century as Fordyce School, and also sometimes called Smith's Academy, was a famous grammar school in the village of Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964. Fordyce Academy is situated 2 miles southwest of Redhythe Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsoy and Sandend.

Portsoy

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Portsoy is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland. It has a picturesque harbour often used as a film and TV location, such as the 2016 remake of Whisky Galore! In 2022 the population was 1700.

Sandend

Village

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Sandend is a small fishing village near Banff and Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, typical of the area. It was "a considerable seatown as early as 1624".

Fordyce

Village

Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fordyce is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of Fordyce meets the sea between Cullen and Portsoy. Fordyce is situated 2 miles southwest of Redhythe Point.

Redhythe Point

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.68333° or 57° 41′ north

Longitude

-2.71667° or 2° 43′ west

Elevation

213 feet (65 metres)

Open location code

9C9VM7MM+88

GeoNames ID

2639540

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