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.

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Scottish Gaelic}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Scotland
Regulated by: Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gd
ISO 639-2: gla
ISO 639-3: gla

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig
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A Burgh (pronounced: /ˡbʌʀə/) is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. The term has been in use since the 12th century, when David I created the first Royal burghs.
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Aberdeenshire
Siorrachd Obar Dheathain


Location

Geography

Area Ranked 4th
 - Total 6,313 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Aberdeen
GB-ABD
ONS code 00QB
Demographics

Population Ranked 6th
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.

The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council
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Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from jewels, precious metals or other substance.
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Marble is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3). It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications.
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Serpentine is a group of common rock-forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) minerals; it may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt and nickel.
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In the United States and Canada, oatmeal means any crushed oats, rolled oats, or cut oats used in recipes such as oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal is a product made by processing oats. Oatmeal is coarsely ground unsifted oats.
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A boat is a watercraft designed to float or plane on, and provide transport over, water. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were historically designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment.
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Aberdeenshire
Siorrachd Obar Dheathain


Location

Geography

Area Ranked 4th
 - Total 6,313 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Aberdeen
GB-ABD
ONS code 00QB
Demographics

Population Ranked 6th
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Gaelic - Obar Dheathain
Scots - Aiberdeen
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Gaelic - Banbh / MacDhuibh


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Locality

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