Durn Hill fort (unfinished)

Durn Hill fort (unfinished) is an archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Durn Hill fort (unfinished) is situated nearby to the forest Durnhill Plantation, as well as near the village Fordyce.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fordyce Castle and Fordyce Academy.

Fordyce Castle

Castle

Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 1 mile west of Durn Hill fort (unfinished).

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 1 mile west of Durn Hill fort (unfinished).

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. Glenglassaugh distillery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Durn Hill fort (unfinished).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fordyce and Portsoy.

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.

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 2 miles northwest of Durn Hill fort (unfinished).

Durn Hill fort (unfinished)

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Hill of Durn fort (unfinished)”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.66215° or 57° 39′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.7207° or 2° 43′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C9VM76H+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2347828442

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Durn Hill and Durnhill Plantation.

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