Links Bay
Links Bay is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom. Links Bay is situated nearby to the village Sandend, as well as near Fordyce.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boyne Castle and Glenglassaugh distillery.
Boyne Castle
Ruins
Boyne Castle is a 16th-century quadrangular castle about 1.5 miles east of Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 0.5 miles south of Boyne Bay.
Glenglassaugh distillery
Distillery
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsoy and Sandend.
Portsoy
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
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
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.
Links Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.68495° or 57° 41′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.68316° or 2° 40′ 59″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C9VM8M8+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Links Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boyndie and Milltown of Tillynaught.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portsoy Salmon Bothy and Portsoy Links Caravan Park.
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