Portsoy is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland. It has a picturesque harbour often used as a film and TV location, such as the 2016 remake of Whisky Galore! In 2020 the population was 1690.

Whitehills

Village

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Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies three miles west of Banff on the Moray Firth. It is part of the historic county of Banffshire. Whitehills is situated 2½ miles east of Boyne Bay.

Sandend

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandend is a small fishing village near Banff and Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, typical of the area. It was "a considerable seatown as early as 1624". Sandend is situated 4 miles west of Boyne Bay.

Boyne Bay

Type: Cove
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.68309° or 57° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.64354° or 2° 38′ 37″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9C9VM9M4+6H

GeoNames ID

11152795

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