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14th
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412,258 acres (1668 km²)
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Banff
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BAN
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The is a
Registration County for property, and '''Banffshire''' (''Siorrachd Bhanbh'' in
Gaelic ) is a
Lieutenancy Area of
Scotland .
The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a
County of
Scotland between 1890 and 1975. The
County Town was
Banff . It bordered the
Moray Firth to the north,
Moray and
Inverness-shire to the west, and
Aberdeenshire to the south. The county contained various exclaves which were locally situated in Aberdeenshire, the biggest being the parish and village of
St. Fergus .
The region remained largely
Roman Catholic after the
Reformation (
16th Century ) and suffered greatly in the ensuing struggles. During the
English Civil War (
17th Century ), Banffshire was a
Royalist stronghold. Located in the area are the ruins of several medieval castles and the
12th Century Kirk of
Gamrie . From 1975 to 1996, the area of the previous County lay within the
Grampian Region. The County's area is now split between
Moray council and
Aberdeenshire council.
