Durnhill Plantation
Durnhill Plantation is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Durnhill Plantation is situated nearby to the village Fordyce, as well as near the locality Milltown of Tillynaught.Places of Interest
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 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.
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.
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".
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.
Durnhill Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.6604° or 57° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.7122° or 2° 42′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C9VM76Q+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 628275122OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Milltown of Tillynaught and Brodiesord.
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