Portsoy

Portsoy is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of 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 2022 the population was 1700.
  • Town with about 1,740 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: village and former small burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Discover Boyne Castle and Fordyce Castle.
is a 16th-century quadrangular castle…
is a T-plan castle, its oldest part…
2½ miles southwest of Portsoy
Distillery
is a malt scotch whisky distillery at in , Scotland.

Villages in the Area

Discover Sandend and Fordyce.
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2 miles west of Portsoy
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2½ miles southwest of Portsoy
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4 miles east of Portsoy
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Latitude
57.6816° or 57° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.6907° or 2° 41′ 27″ west
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GB PSY
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Portsoy” goes by many names.
PortsoyBasque
ПорцойBulgarian
PortsoyCebuano
PortsoyDutch
Port SaoidhIrish
PortsoyItalian
ポートソイJapanese
PortsoyNorwegian
PortsoyNorwegian Bokmål
پورتسویPersian
PortsoyScots
Port SaoidhScottish Gaelic
PortsoySwedish
پورٹ سوئےUrdu
PortsoyWelsh
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