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Aboyne
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Also known as Abèidh

Aboyne (, ) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole golf course on Royal Deeside. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

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Place details

Locality
Aboyne
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
2,650
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Aboyne
UK place.scots_name
Abyne
UK place.gaelic_name
Abèidh
UK place.static_image_name
Aboyne, the Green and Charlestown Road.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Green in Aboyne
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.os_grid_reference
NO527986
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
79
UK place.london_distance_mi
399
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.unitary_scotland
Aberdeenshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Aberdeenshire
UK place.constituency_westminster
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Aberdeenshire West
UK place.post_town
ABOYNE
UK place.postcode_district
AB34
UK place.postcode_area
AB

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Official name
Aboyne
Population
2910
Image
Aboyne, the Green and Charlestown Road.jpg
Dialing code
01339
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Commons category
Aboyne
OS grid reference
NO520985
postal code
AB34
native label
Aboyne
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Aboyne (, ) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole golf course on Royal Deeside. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

Aboyne has many businesses, including a Co-Op supermarket, several hairdressers, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian restaurant and a post office. Originally, there was a railway station in the village, but it was closed on 18 June 1966. The station now contains some shops and the tunnel running under the village is now home to a firearms club. The market-day in Aboyne was known as Fèill Mhìcheil (Scottish Gaelic for "Michael's Fair"). ==History== The name "Aboyne" is derived from "Oboyne", first recorded in 1260, in turn derived from the Gaelic words "abh", "bo", and "fionn", meaning "[place by] white cow river".

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