Portsoy Telephone Exchange

Portsoy Telephone Exchange is a building in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, which is located on Hill Street. Portsoy Telephone Exchange is situated near Portsoy Church, as well as near Portsoy Town Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Boyne Castle and Fordyce Castle.

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 Portsoy Telephone Exchange.

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 2½ miles southwest of Portsoy Telephone Exchange.

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 Portsoy Telephone Exchange.

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 2022 the population was 1700.

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 Portsoy Telephone Exchange.

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 Portsoy Telephone Exchange.

Portsoy Telephone Exchange

Type: Building
Address: Hill Street, Banff, AB45 2PL
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.68157° or 57° 40′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.6927° or 2° 41′ 34″ west

Operator

Openreach

Open location code

9C9VM8J4+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 857650378

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Portsoy Church and Portsoy Town Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: J Donald Bakers and Portsoy Chinese Takeaway.

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