Banff Bay ( gd, Bàgh Bhanbh) is a

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al embayment in

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situated between the towns of

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

and Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The Burn of Myrehouse 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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