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retail outlets. It was renovated in 1975, as two flats within (No. 43) and one house (No. 45) again retaining the retail properties as separate units below. This was the first work undertaken for the Banff Preservation Trust, which was formed due to the demolition of the property to the right, originally a fruit and vegetable shop where the produce was grown on the land at the rear on the building. It was demolished to make way for what in now
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Though no longer a commercial port, the harbour has been subject to redevelopment during the latter half of 2006 and now has a marina which serves leisure traffic and small fishing boats. The newly constructed marina was only accessible +3hrs mlw due to heavy and rapid siltation. By 2012 the silting
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The Town & County Club town house, built in 1772, stands at number 11. It is one of the largest provincial town houses in mid-18th-century Scotland. It was built for the George Robinson, and was converted into the club in 1881. Robinson and his son were Provosts of Banff between 1784 and 1831,
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During the 19th Century the Banff Fishery District (comprising the ports from Crovie to Sandend) was important to the herring trade, with production peaking in 1853 at more than sixty-thousand barrels, of which nearly thirty-four thousand were exported; however, by 1912 production had declined to
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At 43–47 High Street is Shoemakers' Land, built in 1710 as a Trades Halls for local Leather and Shoe Makers Incorporation which is detailed in the Shoe makers crest above the arched entrance . It was converted into dwellings in 1787 retaining the "trade halls" on the ground floor in the form of
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An "excellent, long, narrow street penetrating the heart of the town as the principal entrance from the east," Bridge Street is a collection of 18th-century buildings, many on the north side dating to 1770. McKean also asks visitors to note the Victorian cast-iron columned shop at number 46, the
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All the lines suffered from mid-20th century railway cuts, with Banff Bridge station closing by the end of 1951, and Banff Harbour (known simply as Banff from 1928) closing on 6 July 1964. The nearest open stations are Huntly and Keith, both around twenty miles (thirty kilometres) away.
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St Brandon's, a town house of Sir George Abercromby of Glassaugh, built around 1760. It was built on the site of an earlier townhouse of the Bairds of Auchmedden. It was added to an earlier, late 17th-century harled two-and-a-half-storey block. It was extended further in 1867.
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The Fife Arms Hotel once stood at numbers 8 to 18. Now flats, the hotel replaced the Black Bull Inn, to accommodate visitors to Duff House. The adjacent buildings to the south, numbers 2 and 4, date from the mid 18th century and are in the "older style", with
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Airlie Gardens, still present, formerly stood to the east of Airlie House, built by the Lords Banff in the late 17th century. Airlie House was displaced by Duff House, before being demolished. Today the gardens are also known as Duff House Gardens.
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cast-iron pillared shop at number 38, the pilasters and elaborate capitals, circa 1835, on numbers 43–53, the crowsteps on number 23, and the "genteel elegance of number 6", which has a rusticated ground floor and
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was living there at that time. During this period the town was a busy trading centre in the "free hanse" of Northern Scottish burghs, despite not having its own harbour until 1775. The first recorded
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priory near Banff in 1321. (The priory was destroyed by arson in 1559). By the 15th century Banff was one of three principal towns exporting salmon to the continent of Europe, along with
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A classical triumphal archway leads to the New Market, erected by Provost George Robinson in 1831, celebrates the market's move into the centre from its previous shoreline location.
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problem had been resolved and the entrance is kept dredged to Chart Datum which makes it accessible over longer periods of the tide, especially to boats of a metre or less draft.
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road between Turriff and Banff as the existing road was in a sad state of repair. Later 19th century transport improvements included the building of two railway lines, from
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There was a great deal of lawlessness in seventeenth-century Scotland, and some of the worst offenders were members of the nobility. According to records kept by historian
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Tolbooth Hotel (53–55 Low Street) dates from 1801. After the construction of the Town House, the old tolbooth became redundant and was replaced by this hotel.
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Numbers 1–5 High Street—"three substantial houses"—were built between 1760 and 1764. The largest of the three, to the north, was the town house of
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COAST Festival of the Visual Arts is an annual festival of weekend-long events and attractions in both Banff and Macduff. It runs over the
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The modern-day town has a golf course (Duff House Royal), beaches, and was home to the Colleonard Sculpture Park, which was relocated to
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The townscape, which is one of the best-preserved in Scotland, has many historic buildings, including fragments of the former royal
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In 1872 the line to Banff & Macduff station benefitted from replacement stations closer to the town centre of Macduff;
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opened near the bridge between Banff and Macduff, on the Macduff side of the river, with its line then continuing into
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in 1730, and one of Scotland's finest classical houses. It is open to the public as an out-station of the
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At 1 Low Street is the Court House and County Hall, built late in his life, between 1870 and 1871, by
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Forbes House, a tall town house at 77–81 High Street, was built in 1741 for the Forbes of Boyndie.
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The town has sports pitches at Canal Park. There are plans to sell the land for construction of a
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The Old Academy (originally called Wilson's Academy, later Banff Academy) was built in 1837 by
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in 1842 to an earlier design by William Robertson. Its chancels and apse were added in 1925.
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was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and in 1372 Royal Burgh status was conferred by King
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supermarket, despite most participants in public consultations opposing the sale.
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Many of the nearby villages also contribute to tourism in the area; in particular
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A public meeting was held in 1800 and passed a resolution for the building of a
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Currently, the languages spoken in the town and in its vicinity tend to be the
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meaning 'piglet', a more likely origin is the name being a contraction of
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Banff and surrounding areas have a local Highland League football team,
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County Hotel, at 32 High Street, was built in 1770 for George Robinson.
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The origin of the name is not certain. While it may be derived from the
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Banff Preservation & Heritage Society & the Museum of Banff
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Carmelite House, at 28 Low Street, was built in 1753 for Admiral
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on Low Street. The crucifix is upon a 1627 shaft.) Close by is
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The Town House was built in 1797, designed by James Reid and
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Banff Parish Church, the parish kirk, was built in 1778 by
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Wilson's (57–59 Low Street) dates to 1835. It is made of
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course is bordered by the River Deveron and Duff House.
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Climate data for Banff (27m asl, averages 1991–2020)
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Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the
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Its tower and spire were added by 2055:from the original on 11 August 2021 896:with only two short interruptions. 24: 2024:from the original on 21 April 2021 1981:Wylie, Kathryn (8 February 2021). 587:just over eight thousand barrels. 478:writes: "It is true that Banff is 317:Aberdeenshire North and Moray East 25: 2866: 2377:Areas and primary settlements in 2071: 1459:(born 1998), football player for 2458: 2203: 100: 93: 77: 65: 2845:Fishing communities in Scotland 2036: 2012:Walker, David (21 April 2021). 2005: 1974: 1904: 1892: 1309:Great North of Scotland Railway 518:invaders and a charter of 1163 27:Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2043:Hendry, Ben (11 August 2021). 1633: 1607: 1515: 1473: 419:, Scotland. It is situated on 13: 1: 1645:www.scottishherringhistory.uk 1466: 1104:Average rainfall mm (inches) 101: 2095:National Library of Scotland 1485:National Records of Scotland 682:. 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Banff is located in Aberdeenshire
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AB45
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