Grampian - Towns and Villages

Buckie is a medium-sized town on the north Moray coast and is the largest town in the old county of Banffshire.  The busy harbour used to be a centre for herring fishing, but these days is just as popular for pleasure boating.
Buckie, Grampian, Scotland

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A small town at the north-east edge of Burghead Bay, Burghead is built on a promontory joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. Burghead is a planned burgh; it was laid out in the early 19th century, but it stands amid remains of much older occupation.
Burghead, Grampian, Scotland

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Chapel of Garioch is not, as the name might suggest, a chapel, but a small village, located about three miles north-west of Inverurie. The lordship of Garioch dates back to at least the 13th century when the sister of Robert Bruce was Lady of Garioch through her marriage to the Earl of Mar.
Chapel of Garioch, Grampian, Scotland

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Collieston is a fishing village about 15 miles north of Aberdeen, with a harbour set in a coastline of rocky cliffs riddled with caves. For many centuries the area had a  tradition of fishing for speldins, small fish which were usually cured by splitting, salting, and drying in the sun on large rocks.
Collieston, Grampian, Scotland

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Covesea is a small seaside resort village lying just west of Lossiemouth on the Moray coast. The beach is one of the best in the area. Above the beach rise red sandstone cliffs up to 100 feet high.
Covesea, Grampian, Scotland

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A village at the junction of the rivers Fiddich and Spey, about two miles east of Aberlour, Craigellachie has been called the most beautiful village in the old county of Banffshire, and with good reason.
Craigellachie, Grampian, Scotland

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Crathie is a pretty little village on the north bank of the River Dee about midway between Ballater and Braemar. Crathie is best known as the gateway to Balmoral Castle, across the river to the south.
Crathie, Grampian, Scotland

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The village of Crimond is situated in an agricultural area of Aberdeenshire, on the A90 between Fraserburgh and Peterhead. The name 'Crimond' was given to a psalm tune, possibly named in honour of Jessie Irvine, daughter of the minister of Crimond parish.
Crimond, Grampian, Scotland

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Cullen is a picturesque seaside town and former royal burgh. It seems likely that a royal castle existed here in the medieval period and it is quite possible that Elizabeth, the second wife of Robert Bruce, died here in 1327, as shortly afterwards King Robert endowed the local church with a chaplain whose job was to pray for her soul. The first known royal charter was granted by James II in 1455.
Cullen, Grampian, Scotland

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Dallas is a small village in the valley of the River Lossie in Moray. In the churchyard stands an old market cross, over 12 feet high, probably dating to the 16th century.
Dallas, Grampian, Scotland

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