Portsoy

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Portsoy
Scottish Gaelic: Port Saoidh
Portsoy Old Harbour.jpg
Portsoy Old Harbour
Portsoy is located in Aberdeen
Portsoy
Portsoy
 Portsoy shown within Aberdeenshire
Population 1,734 (Census 2001)[1]
OS grid reference NJ589660
Council area Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area Aberdeenshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BANFF
Postcode district AB45
Dialling code 01261
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament Banffshire and Buchan Coast
List of places
UK
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Portsoy (Scottish Gaelic: Port Saoidh)[2] is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The original name may come from Port Saoithe, meaning "saithe harbour".[3]

Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth Coast of North East Scotland, 50 miles North West of Aberdeen & 65 miles East of Inverness. It had a population of 1752 persons at the time of the 2011 census.[4]

Portsoy is known for local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine). The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, started in 1994, occurs annually, which is worth over £4 million to the local economy.[5][6]

History

From the 16th century until 1975, Portsoy was in the civil and religious parish of Fordyce.[7] It lost its status as a burgh in 1975 and became a part of the District of Banff And Buchan.[8] In 1996 administration was transferred to the Aberdeenshire council area.[8]

The "Old" Harbour dates to the 17th century and is the oldest on the Moray Firth. The "New" Harbour was built in 1825 for the growing herring fishery,[9] which at its peak reached 57 boats.[10][unreliable source?]

Education

Portsoy Primary School provides education for children from age 3 in ante-pre-school class through to age 12 in Primary 7 (P7). The school dates form the 1800s but has been expanded and modernised.[11]

Portsoy also has a public library[12] and the Portsoy Salmon Bothy serves as a museum, exhibition space and multipurpose venue.[13]

Notable people

  • Jimmy MacBeath (1894-1972), the wandering singer, was born in Portsoy and is buried there
  • Eoin Jess, the former Aberdeen and Scotland footballer, was born in Portsoy
  • Jimmy Paterson, trombonist with Dexy's Midnight Runners, was born and raised in Portsoy

References

  1. ↑ Scotland's Census Results OnLine
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  5. ↑ Portsoy Boat Festival
  6. ↑ Banffshire Journal, 11 Aug 2009
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