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Portsoy
Sign in to savePortsoy () is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, Portsoy was in Banffshire until 1975. The original name may come from Port Saoithe, meaning "saithe harbour". Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth coast of northeast Scotland, northwest of Aberdeen and east of Inverness. It had a population of 1,752 at the time of the 2011 census.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Portsoy
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Port Saoidh
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ589660
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 121
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 439
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast
- UK place.post_town
- BANFF
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1740
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Portsoy Old Harbor - Portsoy Marble and Warehouse.jpg
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- Banffshire
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- Philip Wiegratz
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Portsoy () is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, Portsoy was in Banffshire until 1975. The original name may come from Port Saoithe, meaning "saithe harbour". Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth coast of northeast Scotland, northwest of Aberdeen and east of Inverness. It had a population of 1,752 at the time of the 2011 census.
==History== thumb|left|The Old Town Hall, Portsoy|Old Town Hall, now used as a venue for religious gatherings Portsoy became a burgh of barony in 1550, under Sir Walter Ogilvie of Boyne Castle, and the charter was confirmed by parliament in 1581.