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Banffshire

British  
/ ˈbæmfˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bain, BDMLR's local area co-ordinator for Moray and Banffshire, said it has been an amazing opportunity for people to see the rare visitor.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The journalist and author James Naughtie was brought up in nearby Banffshire and knows well the area in which Sunset Song is set.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Dunbar's paternal grandfather left Dundee for America in 1909 and her grandmother a few years later from Gardenstown in Banffshire.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2012

Last week Smith Grant was winding up his busiest season since the war at Glenlivet Distillery, which stands on a brae overlooking a fertile Banffshire valley in the heart of the Highlands.

From Time Magazine Archive

A fair was formerly held in his honour at Keith, in Banffshire.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

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