Boyne Castle
Boyne Castle is a 16th-century quadrangular castle about 1.5 miles east of Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 0.5 miles south of Boyne Bay.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Palace of Boyne”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsoy and Whitehills.
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.
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 2½ miles east of Boyne Castle.
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 3½ miles west of Boyne Castle.
Boyne Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.67911° or 57° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.65306° or 2° 39′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C9VM8HW+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1218994668OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17775907
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In Other Languages
“Boyne Castle” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Boyne Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boyne Bay Lime Quarry and Portsoy Cemetery.
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