Aberdeenshire
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_The Cambridge University Press_
PHYSICAL MAP OF COUNTY OF
ABERDEEN
_Copyright. George Philip & Son L^{td}_
CAMBRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHIES SCOTLAND
General Editor: W. MURISON, M.A.
ABERDEENSHIRE
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS London: FETTER LANE, E.C. C. F. CLAY, MANAGER
Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO. Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
Alexander Mackie
Transcriber’s Note
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS
1. County and Shire. The Origin of Aberdeenshire.
2. General Characteristics.
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries.
4. Surface, Soil and General Features.
5. Watershed. Rivers. Lochs.
6. Geology.
7. Natural History.
8. Round the Coast.
9. Weather and Climate. Temperature. Rainfall. Winds.
10. The People—Race, Language, Population.
11. Agriculture.
12. The Granite Industry.
13. Other Industries. Paper, Wool, Combs.
14. Fisheries.
15. Shipping and Trade.
16. History of the County.
17. Antiquities—Circles, Sculptured Stones, Crannogs, Forts.
19. Architecture—(_b_) Castellated.
20. Architecture—(_c_) Municipal.
21. Architecture—(_d_) Domestic.
22. Communications—Roads, Railways.
23. Administration and Divisions.
24. The Roll of Honour.
25. THE CHIEF TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.