Banff Bay () is a

coast A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

al embayment in

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situated between the towns of

Banff, Aberdeenshire Banff () is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron. It is a former royal burgh, and is the county ...

and

Macduff, Aberdeenshire Macduff () is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a former burgh and was the last place in the United K ...

. The

Burn of Myrehouse The Burn of Myrehouse is a coastal stream in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland, the lower section of which, Getty Burn is a right bank tributary of River Deveron which discharges into Banff Bay. This watercourse has been suggested as an assoc ...

is one of the streams draining to Banff Bay. Banff Bay is a prominent geographical feature along the northern coast of

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, and it is visible from a number of locations along the coastal plain such as Longman HillC. M. Hogan, 2008 situated somewhat distant to the east.

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* United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map (2004) 1:50,000 scale, Landranger series * C. Michael Hogan (2008
''Longman Hill'', The Modern Antiquarian

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