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Where is Portsoy?

Portsoy is located in the county of Banffshire, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Cullen, 43 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 121 miles north of Edinburgh, 429 miles north of Cardiff, and 439 miles north of London. Portsoy falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB45 postcode district. The post town for Portsoy is Banff.

Portsoy on a map

Map showing extent of Portsoy as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Portsoy
Map showing location of Portsoy within the UK
Location of Portsoy within the UK

Which county is Portsoy in?

Portsoy is in the ceremonial county of Banffshire, the historic county of Banffshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyBanffshire
Historic CountyBanffshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Portsoy in Banffshire?

Portsoy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Banffshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Banffshire.

Map showing location of Portsoy within Banffshire
Location of Portsoy within Banffshire

What is the postcode for Portsoy?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portsoy is AB45 2NX.

Where is Portsoy in AB45?

Portsoy is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB45 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB45 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portsoy within AB45
Location of Portsoy within AB45

What is the post town for Portsoy?

The post town for Portsoy is Banff. Portsoy is in the AB45 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banff.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portsoy?

The centre of Portsoy is located at position 57.68331° latitude and -2.6915° longitude.

Latitude57.68331°
Longitude-2.6915°

What is the easting and northing of Portsoy?

The centre of Portsoy is located at the grid reference easting 358864 and northing 866151 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting358864
Northing866151

What are the nearest towns to Portsoy?

Position of Portsoy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portsoy to the centre of the town.

east
5m
Portsoy is 5 miles east of Cullen
west
6m
Portsoy is 6 miles west of Banff
west
7m
Portsoy is 7 miles west of Macduff
east
8m
Portsoy is 8 miles east of Findochty
north
9m
Portsoy is 9 miles north of Aberchirder
east
10m
Portsoy is 10 miles east of Buckie
north-west
13m
Portsoy is 13 miles north-west of Turriff
north-east
14m
Portsoy is 14 miles north-east of Keith
north
17m
Portsoy is 17 miles north of Huntly
west
21m
Portsoy is 21 miles west of Rosehearty

What are the nearest cities to Portsoy?

Position of Portsoy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portsoy to the centre of the city.

north-west
43m
Portsoy is 43 miles north-west of Aberdeen
east
59m
Portsoy is 59 miles east of Inverness
north
85m
Portsoy is 85 miles north of Dundee
north
93m
Portsoy is 93 miles north of Perth
north
115m
Portsoy is 115 miles north of Dunfermline
north-east
118m
Portsoy is 118 miles north-east of Stirling
north
121m
Portsoy is 121 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
139m
Portsoy is 139 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
192m
Portsoy is 192 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
193m
Portsoy is 193 miles north of Carlisle