Fordyce
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| Fordyce | |
| Banffshire | |
|---|---|
 Fordyce Castle | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 57°39’42"N, 2°44’47"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Banff |
| Postcode: | AB45 |
| Dialling code: | 01261 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Banff and Buchan |
Fordyce is a village in Banffshire slightly inland from the point where the Burn of Fordyce meets the sea between Cullen and Portsoy. It has existed since at least the 13th century.
Fordyce Castle
Fordyce Castle, a T-plan structure built in 1592 and extended in 1700, lies in the centre of the village.
Famous people
Brothers Robert and James Smith, who played for Scotland in the first Scotland v England football match in 1872, were educated at Fordyce Academy.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Mitchell, Andy. "Football's founders from Fordyce". http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/1/post/2013/07/footballs-founders-from-fordyce.html. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- Fordyce in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Scotland Fordyce) |