Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Buchan

Buchan.-- dist., NE. Aberdeenshire, extending along the coast from Ythan to Deveron rivers, a distance of 40 miles. Its chief towns are Peterhead and Fraserburgh, and the coast is remarkable for its magnificent rock scenery.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Aberdeenshire ScoCnty
Place: Buchan

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