. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. BANFFSHIRE boundary with Inverness and Elgin shires ; the Spey,first for about 11 miles downward from the south-westernvicinity of the Avons confluence to the vicinity of BenAigan, next for about 3^ miles from the vicinity ofGordon Castle to the sea, forms the boundary %nth Elgin-shire ; and merely artificial lines form most other partsof the landward boundaries. The parish of St Fergus,part of Old Deer, about half of Gartly, and the estate ofStraloch in New Machar, lie far apart from
. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. BANFFSHIRE boundary with Inverness and Elgin shires ; the Spey,first for about 11 miles downward from the south-westernvicinity of the Avons confluence to the vicinity of BenAigan, next for about 3^ miles from the vicinity ofGordon Castle to the sea, forms the boundary %nth Elgin-shire ; and merely artificial lines form most other partsof the landward boundaries. The parish of St Fergus,part of Old Deer, about half of Gartly, and the estate ofStraloch in New Machar, lie far apart from the rest ofthe county, within separate environments of Aberdeen-shire ; and, in what relates to judicial administration,are under the jurisdiction of the sheriff of the main body of the county has an exceedinglyirregular outline, and is all but cut into detached parish wants little more than J mile of beingentirely detached ; and, even over that J mile or so, isseparated from Banff parish by the river other parishes, and parts of three more, formnearly an oblo
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