17 Harbour Place offers the perfect base from which to explore the variety of activities the North of Scotland has to offer. Spend the day with the kids exploring the rock pools of Portknockie Harbour right on your doorstep, or pack a picnic in the car and explore further afield.

Arnold worked as a food and services manager for the past 22 years and along with his local team look forward to welcoming you to our cottage.

Portknockie lies some two miles west of Cullen and is one of the string of traditional fishing villages that line the north coasts of Moray and Aberdeenshire, though it differs from many in lying above cliffs that drop steeply to the shore, and harbour, below. Portknockie's harbour is naturally sheltered by the rocky bluff of Green Castle, once a Pictish stronghold. And traces of still earlier Iron Age defences in the area suggest its origins as a port are probably very ancient. But the modern story of Portknockie began in 1677 when a group of fishermen from Cullen moved a little along the coast and started to operate from here. It grew only very slowly over the years, but then expanded rapidly during the herring boom of the 1800s. In 1886 the railway reached Portknockie, despite its height above sea level. And in 1890 the harbour, pretty much as you see it today, was built, complete with access at all states of the tide and with its very steep approach road from the village.