Fordyce, Aberdeenshire

Fordyce (English pronunciation: /fɔərdˈaɪs/) 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. It has existed since at least the 13th century.

Famous people

Brothers Robert and James Smith, who played for Scotland in the first football international in 1872, were born in Fordyce.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ Mitchell, Andy. "Robert and James Smith, 1872 first international". www.scottishleague.net. http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2297&start=0&hilit=Robert+Smith&sid=438308fa25b4cd6caff70ee47599eb46. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 

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Settlements and places of interest in Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements
Other settlements

Boyndie · Broadsea · Cornhill · Cortes · Crovie · Fordyce · King Edward · Memsie · Netherbrae · New Aberdour · New Byth · Pennan · Sandend
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