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Local Hero

The Ship Inn

Banff · United Kingdom  ·  Macaskill Arms bar

Local Hero filmed at The Ship Inn, Banff. The public bar of this seafront inn in Banff stands in for the Macaskill Arms bar. On screen it's Macaskill Arms.

Where to go

57.666784, -2.520627

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
Local Hero (1983)
On screen
Macaskill Arms
In real life
The Ship Inn, Banff
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Local Hero film at The Ship Inn?
At 57.666784, -2.520627 in Banff. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit The Ship Inn?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near The Ship Inn?
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