Buchan
Buchan is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland, bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers. It was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas of Aberdeenshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Deer and Maud.
New Deer
Village
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New Deer is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, which lies in the valley of Deer. It is located at the junction of several roads crossing through the Howe of Buchan. New Deer is situated 2½ miles south of Buchan.
Maud
Village
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Maud is a village in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, with a population of 780. Located 13 miles west of Peterhead on the South Ugie Water, Maud rose to prosperity after 1863 as a railway junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway that ran through Maud to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, but has always been the meeting place of six roads. Maud is situated 3 miles southeast of Buchan.
New Pitsligo
Village
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New Pitsligo, also known as Cavoch, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Fraserburgh. New Pitsligo is situated 3 miles north of Buchan.
Buchan
- Type: Region
- Description: committee area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: administrative region
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Buchan” goes by many names.
- French: “Buchan (Écosse)”
- French: “Buchan”
- German: “Buchan”
- Hebrew: “באכן”
- Japanese: “バカン”
- Japanese: “ブカン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Buchan”
- Norwegian: “Buchan”
- Russian: “Бухан”
- Russian: “Бьюкен”
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