East Head
East Head is a cape in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. East Head is situated nearby to the locality Seatown, as well as near the hamlet Boyndie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boyne Castle.
Boyne Castle
Ruins
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boyne Castle is a 16th-century quadrangular castle about 1.5 miles east of Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 0.5 miles south of Boyne Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsoy and Sandend.
Portsoy
Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2020 the population was 1690.
Sandend
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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". Sandend is situated 3 miles west of East Head.
Whitehills
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies three miles west of Banff on the Moray Firth. It is part of the historic county of Banffshire. Whitehills is situated 3 miles east of East Head.
East Head
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cowhythe Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.68333° or 57° 41′ northLongitude
-2.66667° or 2° 40′ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C9VM8MM+88GeoNames ID
2650417
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Cowhythe Hill and Strathmarchin Bay.
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