Province of Buchan
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The Province of Buchan is a historic region in northeastern Scotland, traditionally associated with the medieval Earldom of Buchan and centered around the area of modern Aberdeenshire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former province
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Earldom of Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Banff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | modern Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| contains |
Buchan coast
ⓘ
Ellon area ⓘ Fraserburgh area ⓘ Inverurie area ⓘ Peterhead area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural-geographical term
ⓘ
historical reference term ⓘ |
| governedHistoricallyBy | Earls of Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
sandy bays ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | medieval province ⓘ |
| hasHistoricIdentity | Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainEconomicActivitiesHistorically |
agriculture
GENERATED
ⓘ
cattle rearing GENERATED ⓘ fishing GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSettlement |
Ellon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fraserburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverurie NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Turriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
coastal plains
ⓘ
rolling farmland ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
administrative region
ⓘ
feudal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| historicalLegalContext | Scottish feudal law ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
northeastern Scotland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | modern council area of Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | traditional province ⓘ |
| religiousHistory | medieval Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousJurisdictionHistorically | Diocese of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegionOf | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.