Mains of Durn

Mains of Durn is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mains of Durn is situated nearby to the forest Kirk Wood, as well as near Bowls Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fordyce Castle and Boyne Castle.

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 2 miles west of Mains of Durn.

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 Mains of Durn.

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 Mains of Durn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsoy and Fordyce.

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.

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 2 miles west of Mains of Durn.

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 northwest of Mains of Durn.

Mains of Durn

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.67196° or 57° 40′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.69669° or 2° 41′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C9VM8C3+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 888257382

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirk Wood and Bowls Club.

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