Broomhills
Broomhills is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Broomhills is situated nearby to the forest Durnhill Plantation, as well as near the archaeological site Durn Hill fort (unfinished).Places of Interest Nearby
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 Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Broomhills.
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. Fordyce Academy is situated 1½ miles west of Broomhills.
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 northwest of Broomhills.
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 2020 the population was 1690.
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 2 miles northwest of Broomhills.
Broomhills
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66664° or 57° 39′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.70951° or 2° 42′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C9VM78R+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 888257452OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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