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Portknockie is a village in Banffshire. The village was founded in 1677 and it became a significant herring fishing port, although today only a handful of commercial inshore boats remain. Green Castle, located on a coastal promontory, is an ancient coastal fort believed to date from 1000 BC and inhabited until AD1000. The village is within the council area of Moray.
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Banffshire
Lat, Long: 57.703988,-2.8581336
Grid Reference: NJ 4895 6856
Civil Parish: Rathven CP
Council Area: Moray CA
Police Area: Scotland (North East) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 36588
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Portknockie,_Banffshire_36588
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Place Type: Village
Historic County: Banffshire
Lat, Long: 57.703988,-2.8581336
Grid Reference: NJ 4895 6856
Civil Parish: Rathven CP
Council Area: Moray CA
Police Area: Scotland (North East) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 36588
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Portknockie,_Banffshire_36588
Peruse Banffshire on Wikishire