The honey harbour historical society works to keep the history and stories of the honey harbour area so that everyone can share in our heritage. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Old cullen and portsoy family history society of buchan. In 1692, sir patrick ogilvie, the 8th laird of boyne replaced the existing harbour with another built entirely of stone. Of all the many ports along the aberdeenshire and moray coasts, portsoy was one of the earliest to be established, and as a result is one of the most fascinating.
An excellent harbour was formed by the earl of seafield in 182528, but was. Home to a team of enthusiastic volunteers with a passion for wooden boat building, you are certain of a friendly welcome and a hearty chat as they share their skills, knowledge. It is possible that the caption is incorrect and that this building is one shown on os 2nd edition 6 map, banffshire sheet iiise 1904 at nj 589 658, the railway line on the right being the truncated harbour spur. Portsoy harbour is a picturesque 17thcentury fishing harbour on the moray coastline which. Harbour view house is a beautiful property built around 1880, situated in the historic 17th century fishing village of portsoy. Outside of the festival you can discover the history of portsoy at the salmon bothy museum. A view through the window of the ruin on dounie hill, portsoy. The salmon house was purpose built in 1834 by the seafield estate, which then owned the salmon fishing rights along the coast. Sandends relative obscurity as a port today compared with banff, portsoy or cullen owes much to a fairly exposed location, and perhaps the difficulty of. It had a population of 1752 persons at the time of the 2011 census. Portsoy, aberdeenshire visitor guide visitaberdeenshire.
Prebook you north coast of scotland tour ticket here. The annual scottish traditional boat festival was started in 1993 to celebrate the 300th year of the harbour. The complete guide to visiting portsoy in north east scotland. The original name may come from port saoithe, meaning saithe harbour. The first harbour was built at around the same time and replaced in 1692 by sir patrick ogilvie, the 8th laird of boyne with one. Ports and harbour heritage projects historic england.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. I have visited portsoy pottery many times as i lived not too far away and it was always top of my list to take family and friends who. Scope and content old railway station, portsoy, banffshire this station was built as the portsoy terminus of the banff, portsoy and strathisla railway, which linked banff and portsoy with the great north of scotland railway at grange, near. Description portsoy harbour old station general view. Port saoidh is a burgh in aberdeenshire, scotland, formerly in the county of banffshire. Portsoy was created a burgh of barony in 1550 and its first harbour was considered to be the safest in the north east.
Beggars belief coffee cove, on the harbour, is a coffee shop selling local crafts with exclusive evening dining bistro two nights a week. Portsoy book festival you the jury portsoy entertainment. A history of portsoy and sandend on the moray coast see historical photographs of the villages scotland. The harbour you see today was constructed in the 1800s, and it seems likely that most of the fisher cottages that huddle around it, end on to the sea, date back to around the same time. Portsoy was established as a burgh in a charter signed by mary, queen of scots in 1550, and the first harbour was built at around the same time. Ports and harbour heritage projects coastal ports and harbours have always been central to englands economy.
With our combination of history maritime and ruralcreativity crafts, music and artactivity sailing, rowing and so much morefood and drink the very best of the region to a back ground of fine traditional musicall in the superb natural setting of portsoy s harbour, theres no better place to celebrate. Portsoy simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Economic growth and expanding global links from the 1700s rapidly increased the scale of maritime trade and goodshandling. Portsoy links caravan park is temporarily closed for holidaymakers from monday 23rd march until further notice due to covid19.
Probably opened by banff, portsoy and strathisla railway. Portsoy links caravan park caravan holidays in scotland. You can find out more about the history of salmon fishing, boatbuilding and. The banff, portsoy and strathisla railway opened on 30 july 1859, with a 16 1. It has recently been totally renovated and redecorated in traditional old world style and we have an attractive restful lounge where guests can relax and enjoy a drink.
Portsoy pottery 2020 all you need to know before you go. The old portsoy harbour is distinctive with the horizontal walls rather than vertical. Portsoy history local history, historic sites and famous. The portsoy sail loft is available to rent all year round, contact us for latest availability and prices. Located by portsoy s old harbour, youll find the portsoy boatshed, a purpose built, well equipped workshop with the machines and traditional tools to build boats. Beyond the portsoy passenger terminus was a steeply graded line, at 1 in 30, to the harbour, restricted.
Honey harbour is not just a hamlet on georgian bay, it is the hub of a large community of local people and cottagers. The three story building provided an office, a bothy, an ice house, a fish preparation area, workshop and storage accommodation. Portsoy is known for local jewellery made from portsoy marble. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bothies in scotland the portsoy salmon bothy story. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. There are magnets, mugs, canvas shopping bags with illustrations of the salmon bothy, the boat festival, salmon and portsoy harbour. The sail loft is temporarily closed from monday 23rd march until further notice due to covid19. Beyond the portsoy passenger terminus was a steeply graded line, at 1 in 30, to the harbour, restricted to a locomotive and four wagons. This area is now used as a base for family history research, with computers and a growing bank of books and resources which are available to. Explore the picturesque portsoy harbour visitaberdeenshire. Portsoy book festival jim mccoll mbe book festival, books, horticulture, portsoy entertainment, talk.
Portsoy is a popular village thanks to its vibrant trademark festival and picturesque 17 th century harbour. Portsoy ice cream sells home made ice cream, widely known for its wide choice of flavours, as well as many other grocery goods. It places special emphasis on boat building, restoration and sailing, but it also showcases a wide range of arts. Constructed upon the ruins of a derelict building in a prominent location within portsoy harbour, the new boatbuilding centre was created with energyefficient materials. Theres local colour in the form of cavedweller charles marione unceremoniously evicted in 1933, pictures of a travelling zoo in the square, cullen, and historic fifteenth century buildings at portsoy harbour photographed before their untimely demolition. For two days in june, the town of portsoy stages the scottish traditional boat festival welcoming up to 16,000 people each year.
As a result it handled a lively trade with england and the continent. Discover the fascinating history of portsoy in aberdeenshire and learn of the events and famous people which shaped its past. Media in category portsoy the following 115 files are in this category, out of 115 total. Photographic print of old harbour at sunset from robert harding. The scottish traditional boat festival, portsoy, 24th25th.
The history of portsoy although portsoy was wellknown as a fishing port in the 16thcentury the harbour that we see today wasnt constructed until 1693 when the 8th earl of boyndie decided that the aberdeenshire fishing industry would benefit from improved berthing and materials storage in portsoy. Historical perspective for portsoy gazetteer for scotland. An excellent collection of photographs with indepth captions detailing the history. It had a population of 1752 persons at the time of. It is well worth dropping into when you wander around this pretty harbour. For imray, nv or admiralty charts, we recommend opening our chart selector using the button in the banner below. Portsoy at where you can explore the beautiful country of england with photos, history, facts, maps and more. There are also books, dvd and booklets about the area and linked with the family history work that is supported here, including inscriptions from the local gravestones and old photographs on postcards. Portsoy past and present portsoy community enterprise. The town was particularly famed for its marble, cut from a vein of serpentine which runs across the braes to the west of the harbour. Wonder at our 300 year old harbours stunning stonework.