Banffshire | |
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Country | Scotland |
County town | Banff |
Area | |
• Total | 641 sq mi (1,660 km2) |
Ranked 13th of 34 | |
Chapman code | BAN |
Website | https://www.lordlieutenantbanffshire.co.uk/ |
Banffshire (⫽ˈbænfʃər⫽; Scots: Coontie o Banffshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county[1] and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray Firth to the north, Morayshire and Inverness-shire to the west, and Aberdeenshire to the east and south.