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  • Banffshire lies on the south coast of the [[Moray Firth]], in the row of modestly sized counties along that coast: Morayshire lies to th Locally situate in neighbouring [[Aberdeenshire]] are various Banffshire exclaves:
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  • ...on the north bank of the [[Firth of Tay]]. It is the fourth-largest city in [[Scotland]]. .... The town developed into a burgh in MediƦval times, and expanded rapidly in the 19th century largely due to the jute industry. This, along with its oth
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  • | county = Fife | LG district= Fife
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  • '''Braemar''' is a village in [[Aberdeenshire]], high in the mountains some 58 miles west of [[Aberdeen]]. It is the closest sizabl ...ength from its strategic position. The castle commanded the glens leading in and out of the area; Glenshee to the south, Aberdeen eastward, Lairig Ghru
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  • |county=Fife |constituency=North East Fife
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  • |county=Fife |picture caption= Glenrothes, Fife
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  • |county=Fife '''Hill of Tarvit''' is a house in [[Fife]], near Ceres, a 20th-century mansion house with ornate gardens. They were
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  • '''Mar Lodge Estate''' is a Highland estate in [[Aberdeenshire]] to the west of [[Braemar]], owned by the [[National Trust ...is recognised as one of the most important nature conservation landscapes in the British Isles and occupies nearly 8% of the Cairngorms National Park.<r
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  • ...l Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in that county; the others are [[Florence Court]] and [[Castle Coole]] mansion ...tate | work=BBC - Hands on Nature | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/handsonnature/estates/crom_castle.shtml | accessdate=2008-12-22}}</ref>
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  • '''Govan''' is a town and parish in [[Lanarkshire]], adjacent to the border with [[Renfrewshire]], which has lo ...4, Govan gained burgh status. It was incorporated into the city of Glasgow in 1912.<ref name=govanandpartick>{{cite web|title=How Glasgow annexed Govan a
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  • '''Balmoral Castle''' is a large estate house in the parish of [[Crathie and Braemar]], [[Aberdeenshire]], within the area t ...the estate go to Parliament and to the public purse as would be the case, in accord with the 1760 Civil List Act, for property owned outright by the Que
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  • |ownership=Dunecht Estates ...e 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages.
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  • ...in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], beside the village of [[Nunnington]] in Ryedale. The [[River Rye, Yorkshire|River Rye]] flows past the house, away ...rt Huicke, Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston, the Rutson family and the Fife family. The present building is a combination of seventeenth and eighteenth
    17 KB (2,914 words) - 18:52, 30 January 2016
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  • '''Warkworth''' is a village in [[Northumberland]], best known for its well-preserved mediƦval castle, [[W The recorded population of Warkworth was 1,493 in 2001.
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  • ...le was considered "feeble", and was left undefended when the Scots invaded in 1173. ...arkworth, where he funded the strengthening of the garrison in 1319. Twice in 1327 the Scots besieged the castle without success.
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  • ...Midlothian|Newbridge]] on the A89 to [[South Queensferry]] and beyond to [[Fife]] (the B800). The B800 is variously named Path Brae, High Street, Station R ...humb|left|The Maltings in Kirkliston seen in 2005, before being demolished in 2006.]]
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  • ...lated roof, it is one of the finest examples of late Georgian Gothic style in the [[United Kingdom]]. ...rent structure retains the name "Palace". Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer,
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  • ...e''' [Palace] '''of Ruthven''' is located near the village of Huntingtower in the parish of [[Tibbermore]], [[Perthshire]]. It lies beside the A85 road c ..., who was also the 1st Earl of Gowrie, and his family. Gowrie was involved in a plot to kidnap the young King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots. Duri
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