The Square
The Square is a square in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Square is situated nearby to Portsoy Community Church, as well as near the village green Wally Green.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boyne Castle and Glenglassaugh distillery.
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. Boyne Castle is situated 1½ miles east of The Square.
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 west of The Square.
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 2 miles west of The Square.
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. Fordyce is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Square.
The Square
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.68312° or 57° 40′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.69151° or 2° 41′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C9VM8M5+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 1391449088OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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