Portsoy
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Portsoy (Gaelic: Port Saoidh) is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly in the county of Banffshire.
It is known for:
- its local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine)
- its locally milled oatmeal which is sold around the world
- its annual small boat festival.
It also has a pottery, whose ceramics are noted for their delicate colouring.
[edit] External links
- Portsoy's page in Undiscovered Scotland
- Portsoy's page in the Gazetteer of Scotland
- Map sources for Portsoy
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