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Portknockie (Scottish Gaelic: Port Chnocaidh, the hilly port) is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland.

Portknockie Scottish Gaelic: Port Chnocaidh
Bow Fiddle Rock
Portknockie Location within Moray
Population	1,230 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
Council area	Moray
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
Website	village website
List of places UK Scotland 57.7027°N 2.8597°W / 57.7027; -2.8597

The village's name is written as Portknockies in the Old Parish Registers. This would suggest that the port's name referred to not one, but two rocky hills at the hythe - the Port Hill and the Greencastle. Nearby towns include Buckie, Findochty and Cullen.

Historically in Banffshire, the village was founded in 1677 and it became a significant herring fishing port during the nineteenth century, although today only a handful of commercial inshore boats remain.

The town was on the railway network, until Portknockie station closed in 1968.

A popular site in Portknockie is Bow Fiddle Rock, a large rock about 50 feet high just off the coast. The quartzite structure has a large sea arch, which somewhat resembles the bow of a fiddle, making it an example of a natural arch.

Small numbers of seabirds nest on the coastal cliffs. These include fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, common gull, razorbill and shag. Additionally common eider can be seen in and around the harbour and coves during the summer months.

Notable residents

• Prof Alexander Mair FRSE (1912-1995) was born and raised in the village and is buried there with his parents.
• Norman Calder, Great British Bake Off Series 5 contestant.

Green Castle Fort

Another historical site within the village is the Green Castle, which is located on a coastal promontory.

This ancient coastal fort was revealed to date from 1000 BC and was inhabited until 1000 AD.The castle foundations can be seen, although now covered in grass.

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[de] Portknockie

Portknockie (Schottisch-Gälisch: Port Chnocaidh, Der hügelige Hafen) ist eine Küstenstadt und Ferienort im Council Area Moray in Schottland. Sie liegt am Moray Firth zwischen Findochty und Cullen. Portknockie wurde 1677 gegründet.[1] Bis 1968 war Portknockie an das britische Eisenbahnnetz angeschlossen, seitdem kann man es nur noch per Straße, Bus oder über See erreichen. Auf der ehemaligen Trasse der Eisenbahn verläuft jetzt der Sustrans cycle path, der Inverness mit Aberdeen verbindet, der Moray Coastal Footpath verläuft auch durch Portknockie.[2]

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