Sandend Fishing Village

Sandend is a small fishing village near Banff and Portsoy. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was an active fishing village.

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Sandend is a quaint fishing village on the Moray and Aberdeenshire Coast and enjoys a lovely position at the end of a broad sandy bay which is most popular for visitors and especially surfers.

Fish is still cleaned and cured in the village.

Sandend is an old fishing village on the Moray Firth Coast.  The village was very well established by the early 1600s.  Keen historians will also delight in some of the remnants of World War II still on display.  These are on the beach and include a pill box and anti-tank positions.  

Sandend is a small fishing village near Banff and Portsoy. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was an active fishing village.
Sandend is a small fishing village near Banff and Portsoy. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was an active fishing village. There were two fish-houses
Spectacular view of the Aurora Borealis in Sandend village
View over Sandend Village from beach perspective
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The harbour you see today was constructed in the 1800s and it seems likely that fisher cottages huddled around it date back to around the same time. The Scotts and locals call the village ‘Sanine’. 

VisitScotland.com for more information on this and other Fishing Villages in the area. 

Ride the waves, relax with a good book, light a BBQ or create a sandcastle masterpiece on the beach.

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