historic county of Aberdeenshire

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The historic county of Aberdeenshire is a traditional region in northeast Scotland centered on the city of Aberdeen, known for its rugged coastline, fertile farmland, and role in Scottish history.

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historic county of Aberdeenshire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county
traditional region
borders historic county of Angus
historic county of Banffshire
Inverness-shire (historic county)
surface form: historic county of Inverness-shire

historic county of Kincardineshire
historic county of Moray
historic county of Perthshire
centeredOn Aberdeen
contains Balmoral Castle
Banff and Buchan
surface form: Banff and Buchan coast

Bennachie
Buchan
Cairngorms
surface form: Cairngorms (eastern part)

Castle Fraser
Crathes Castle
Drum Castle
Dunnottar Castle
Formartine
Fraserburgh
Fyvie Castle
Garioch
Huntly
Inverurie
University of Aberdeen
surface form: King's College, Aberdeen

Marischal College
Marr
Aberdeen
surface form: Old Aberdeen

Peterhead
River Dee
River Don
Royal Deeside
Royal Lochnagar Distillery
Slains Castle
Stonehaven
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
surface form: city of Aberdeen
country Scotland
hasCoastlineOn North Sea
hasFeature fertile farmland
river valleys
rugged coastline
upland areas
hasHistoricStatus no longer used as primary administrative unit
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
historicCapital Aberdeen
knownFor agriculture
fishing
granite quarrying
role in Scottish history
whisky distilling
language English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn northeast Scotland
modernEquivalent Aberdeen City council area
Aberdeenshire Council area
surface form: Aberdeenshire council area

part of Moray council area
partOf historic counties of Scotland
traditionalIndustry cattle rearing
farming
fishing
granite extraction
textiles

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Aberdeen partOf historic county of Aberdeenshire