Portsoy
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|---|---|
 Portsoy old harbour | |
  Portsoy Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 1,690 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ589660 |
| • Edinburgh | 121 mi (195 km) |
| • London | 439 mi (707 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BANFF |
| Postcode district | AB45 |
| Dialling code | 01261 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Portsoy (Scottish Gaelic: Port Saoidh)[2] 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".[3] Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth coast of northeast Scotland, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Aberdeen and 65 miles (105 km) east of Inverness. It had a population of 1,752 at the time of the 2011 census.[4]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Locality 2010 / Portsoy". Retrieved 14 October 2015.