Buchan is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has a population of 36,478 (2001 Census). Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
Formartine has experienced rapid population growth, particularly around Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and in the south east where development has spread outwith the city of Aberdeen. By contrast, the area around Turriff retains strong dependency on the traditional agricultural economy. The area's coastline and rural environment offer recreation potential. This article is about a town in France. ... Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in north east Scotland. ... Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...
Buchan begins at the mouth of the Deveron, stretching along the coast to the east to the beginning of the gulf of Varar, where the coast turns south.
The whole of Buchan is plains or hills, totally given up to crops and agriculture, irrigated by innumerable rivers, with no mountains - one alone is higher than the others (it is called Mormond), scarcely equal to a moderate hill in the interior.
This district, bounded by Strathbogie, Mar and Formartin, nowhere touches the sea.
Three years later he was placed on temporary half-pay owing to ill-health and on 25th September, still on the half-pay list, he retired.
On 17th April 1912 Captain Arthur Grant became a Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Battalion (Buchan and Formartin) Gordon Highlanders and in May 1915 accompanied the Battalion to France.
On the morning of 18th June 1915, in the trenches at Festubert, Grant was wounded by a shell whilst returning from the support trenches to Battalion Headquarters.
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