Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Portsoy is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Whitehills, 10km from Bow Fiddle Rock.
Portsoy is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,730, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Portsoy sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Portsoy to your route.
Portsoy (Scottish Gaelic: Port Saoidh) 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, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Aberdeen and 65Read more
miles (105 km) east of Inverness. It had a population of 1,752 at the time of the 2011 census.
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Portsoy is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 57.6814 latitude, -2.6896 longitude.
Portsoy has a population of approximately 1,730 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Sea arch shaped like the tip of a fiddle bow, a short walk from the village of Portknockie on the Moray coast. At dawn the quartzite arch glows pink and doubles in the still water; dolphins pass close inshore.
10 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
A single row of white cottages squeezed between red sandstone cliffs and the sea, reached by a steep hairpin lane off the B9031. Star of the 1983 film Local Hero. Its red phone box is now listed.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Acclaimed motoring museum in Alford, Aberdeenshire, with everything from steam locomotives to supercars, plus its own outdoor test track used for summer motoring events.
50 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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