Buchan

For other uses, see Buchan (disambiguation).

Map of Scotland showing the present-day committee area of Buchan

Buchan /ˈbʌxən/ is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland, bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers.[1] It was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba.[2] It is now one of the six committee areas of Aberdeenshire.[3]

  1. ^ "Buchan". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ MacQueen 2008, p. 287.
  3. ^ "Minutes of Buchan Area Committee". Aberdeenshire Council. 23 April 1996. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.