Parish Church, Fordyce
Parish Church, Fordyce is a church in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Parish Church, Fordyce is situated nearby to Fordyce Castle, as well as near the school Fordyce Academy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fordyce, Parish Church” and “Parish Kirk”
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 710 feet northeast of Parish Church, Fordyce.
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 840 feet east of Parish Church, Fordyce.
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 Parish Church, Fordyce.
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 Parish Church, Fordyce.
Lintmill
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lintmill is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Parish Church, Fordyce.
Parish Church, Fordyce
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66053° or 57° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.7488° or 2° 44′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C9VM762+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 99172892OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q17780029
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Durn Hill fort (unfinished) and Durn Hill.
Nearby Places
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