Aboyne

Aboyne (Gaelic: A Beidh ) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire. It lies about 45 km west of Aberdeen and 55 km to the north of Dundee on the north bank of the Dee in the region Deeside. In 1971 Aboyne recorded 2202 inhabitants. Aboyne is located at an altitude of about 125 m.

Aboyne, was founded in 1670 as Charleston of Aboyne by Charles Gordon, the then Earl of Aboyne. This was also the nearby Aboyne Castle rebuilt. In 1828, a bridge over the Dee was built, which was destroyed by a flood in the following year. The reconstruction lasted until 1831. O'er the Water to Charlie, a poem by Robert Burns, John Ross is dedicated, who ran a ferry across the Dee in front of the bridge at this point. 1853 received Aboyne its own railway station on the Deeside Railway line of the Great North of Scotland Railway, which ran from Aberdeen to Ballater. The line was closed in 1966. Since the mid 19th century, tourism grew up in Aboyne and even today the town is dominated by a broad tourist supply. The A93 runs through the village of Aboyne and closes on to the road network.

Aboyne Castle

Church building in Aboyne