Aberdeenshire (historic)
Historic county in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen (Scots: Coontie o Aiberdeen, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. The area of the county, excluding the Aberdeen City council area itself, is also a lieutenancy area. The county borders Kincardineshire, Angus and Perthshire to the south, Inverness-shire and Banffshire to the west, and the North Sea to the north and east. It has a coast-line of 65 miles (105 km). The county gives its name to the modern Aberdeenshire council area, which covers a larger area than the historic county.
This article is largely based on the article "Aberdeenshire" in the out-of-copyright Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, which was produced in 1911. (October 2016) |
Aberdeenshire | |
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Country | Scotland |
County town | Aberdeen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,950 sq mi (5,050 km2) |
Ranked 6th of 34 | |
Chapman code | ABD |
Website | aberdeenshire |
The area is generally hilly, and from the south-west, near the centre of Scotland, the Grampians send out various branches, mostly to the north-east.[1]