Portsoy

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Portsoy
Gaelic: Port Saoidh
Banffshire
Portsoy Old Harbour.jpg
Portsoy Old Harbour
Location
Grid reference: NJ589660
Location: 57°40’59"N, 2°41’17"W
Data
Post town: Banff
Postcode: AB45
Dialling code: 01261
Local Government
Council: Aberdeenshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Banff and Buchan

Portsoy is a small coastal town in Banffshire. It is known for:

  • local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine)
  • locally milled oatmeal, sold around the world
  • Scottish Traditional Boat Festival which is worth over £4 million to the local economy.[1][2]
  • two historical harbours

The community also has a pottery, whose ceramics are noted for their delicate colouring.

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