Banffshire - Scotland - Travel - Accommodation - Tourism
Banffshire is a maritime
county in northeast Scotland on the Firth of Moray,
bounded on the west and northwest by Morayshire, on
the east and south by Aberdeenshire, on the southwest
by Inverness-shire. It covers an area of 630 square
miles.
In the south are the Cairngorm Mountains, whose highest
peak is 4084. Rivers of the shire, famed for their trout
and salmon fishing, are the Spey, Deveron, Avon, Fiddich,
Isla, Buckie, Livet, and Huntly. There are a few forests
in the mountainous parts and in the south a few loch.
Noted glens in the shire are Avon, Barry, Fiddich, Isla,
Livet, and Rinnes.
The chief towns are Banff, the county seat, Buckie,
Keith, and MacDuff. The shire was the scene of fierce
fighting between the Scots and Norse invaders in 960
and again in 1010.
Cities & Towns in Banffshire: Banff, Buckie, Keith, Macduff,Portsoy, Dufftown
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