Aboyne is a town on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, around 26 miles (42 kilometres) 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 Fairway on Royal Deeside. Aboyne Castle and also the Loch of Aboyne are nearby. Aboyne has several businesses, consisting of a supermarket (Co-op), one financial institution, a number of hair stylists, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian dining establishment and also a post office. Initially, there was a railway station in the town, however it was closed on 18 June 1966. The terminal currently includes some shops and the passage running under the town is now home to a guns club. The market-day in Aboyne was called Fèill Mhìcheil (Scottish Gaelic for "Michael's Fair").