Portsoy lies on the northern coast of Aberdeenshire, between Cullen and Banff.  The nearby Boyne Castle dates from the late 1300's and burgh of Portsoy was established by royal charter signed by Mary Queen of Scots in 1550.  Boyne Castle was replaced by the Palace of Byne, built in 1570, which now stands as a ruin a few miles east of Portsoy.  The harbour at Portsoy was built in the sixteenth century, and re-built in 1692 by Sir Patrick Ogilvie, the 8th Laird of Boyne who replaced the existing harbour with another built entirely of stone, arranged vertically to prevent them from being washed away.

Portsoy grew as a fishing village, and the new harbour was built in 1825 to cater for the surge in fishing in the Herring boom of the time.  Now a popular tourist destination, Portsoy is famed for its fantastic charm and character and stunning scenery.  A local speciality is quarried green Portsoy marble or serpentine, which is still worked locally today.

Old Harbour, Portsoy

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