Durn Hill

Durn Hill is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 650 feet. Durn Hill is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 650 feet
  • Description: hillfort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Hill Of Durn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fordyce Castle and Fordyce Academy.

Castle
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a T-plan castle, its oldest part dating from 1592, about three miles south-west of , in the village of , .

School
, 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 , , , founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964.

Distillery
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is a malt scotch whisky distillery at in , 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.

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of 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.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing village near and , , , typical of the area. It was "a considerable seatown as early as 1624".

Village
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of meets the sea between and .

Durn Hill

Latitude
57.6628° or 57° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
-2.7207° or 2° 43′ 15″ west
Elevation
650 feet (198 metres)
Open location code
9C9VM77H+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2347822608
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q31084021
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Durn Hill fort (unfinished) and Durnhill Plantation.

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