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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Boyne Castle and Fordyce Castle.

Ruins
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is a 16th-century quadrangular castle…

Castle
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is a T-plan castle, its oldest part… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Portsoy.

Distillery
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is a malt scotch whisky distillery at in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandend and Fordyce.

Village
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is a small fishing village near and… is situated 2 miles west of Portsoy.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland that… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Portsoy.

Village
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is a small fishing village… is situated 4 miles east of Portsoy.

Portsoy

Latitude
57.6816° or 57° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.6907° or 2° 41′ 27″ west
Population
1,730
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB PSY
Open location code
9C9VM8J5+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31817979
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2639992
Wiki­data ID
Q1010537
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Portsoy” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Portsoy”
  • Bulgarian: “Порцой”
  • Cebuano: “Portsoy”
  • Dutch: “Portsoy”
  • French: “Portsoy”
  • German: “Portsoy”
  • Irish: “Port Saoidh”
  • Italian: “Portsoy”
  • Japanese: “ポートソイ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Portsoy”
  • Norwegian: “Portsoy”
  • Persian: “پورتسوی”
  • Scots: “Portsoy”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Saoidh”
  • Spanish: “Portsoy”
  • Swedish: “Portsoy”
  • Urdu: “پورٹ سوئے”
  • Welsh: “Portsoy”
  • “Portsoy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Milltown of Tillynaught and Mether Culphin.

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