Fordyce Academy
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.- Email: fordyce.sch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- Type: School
- Description: school in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
- Also known as: “Fordyce Primary School”
- Postal code: AB45 2SJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fordyce Castle and Glenglassaugh distillery.
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 750 feet northwest of Fordyce Academy.
Glenglassaugh distillery
Distillery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 north of Fordyce Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordyce and Sandend.
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.
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 1½ miles north of Fordyce Academy.
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.
Fordyce Academy
- Category: education
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66002° or 57° 39′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.74461° or 2° 44′ 41″ westOperator
Aberdeenshire CouncilOpen location code
9C9VM764+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 429272966OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q54869767
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Fordyce Academy” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ֆորդայսի ակադեմիա”
- Catalan: “Fordyce Academy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اكاديميه فورديس”
- Swedish: “Fordyce Academy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fordyce Cemetery and Fordyce Parish Kirk.
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