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Banffshire (Banff, Buckie, Keith, Macduff, Portsoy, Dufftown)
Banffshire, former county, northeastern
Scotland; the North Sea port of Banff was the county town.
The region remained largely Roman
Catholic after the Reformation (16th century) and suffered greatly
in the ensuing struggles. During the English Revolution (17th
century), Banffshire was a Royalist stronghold.
Located in the area are the ruins of
several medieval castles and the 12th-century church of Gamrie. In
1975 Banffshire became part of the newly created Grampian Region.
Cast your eyes over the Scottish village
of Crovie (pronnonced. "Crivvy") - a Conservation Area, where houses
cling to the base of the cliffs, dangling their front doors in the
sea and see a traditional Banffshire fishing village that has
changed little in over 100 years.
There were about 20 cottages and 100
residents in 1791 and by 1900 there were 300 inhabitants in 66
cottages, partly as a result of The Clearances. People earned their
living from the sea, which ultimately chased them away in 1953. In
that year massive storms devastated the coastline (destroying
several Crovie cottages) and the residents fled.
Few wished to return, and the local
Council wanted to bulldoze the village into the sea. Some owners
rebelled and formed a Preservation Society |
