Banffshire (Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a small traditional county in the north of Scotland. The traditional county town is Banff. It borders the Moray Firth to the north, Morayshire and Inverness-shire to the west, and Aberdeenshire to the south. Before 1891, there were various exclaves of the county which were locally situated in Aberdeenshire, the biggest being the parish and village of St. Fergus. From 1974 to 1996, the county formed part of Grampian Region. The area the county covers is currently split for administrative purposes between Moray council and Aberdeenshire council. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county. ... Banff and Macduff are twin burghs in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... Morayshire or Elginshire (Siorrachd Mhoireibh in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Introduction Aberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...
Banffshire is currently used as a registration county for property, and a Lieutenancy Area. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for ceremonial purposes such as Lord Lieutenancy. ...
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