Banff Harbour Webcam

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Live webcam at Banff Harbour, Aberdeenshire

Sited at the harbour in the town of Banff this colour webcam is run by Aberdeenshire Council. Banff (Gaelic Banbh) and Macduff (Gaelic An Dùn) are neighbouring towns situated on the shores of Banff Bay. Both Banff and Macduff are former burghs in Aberdeenshire.

The first castle at Banff was built to repel Viking invaders and an ancient charter of 1163 AD shows that Malcolm IV was living there at that time. Banff was a busy trading center in the "free hanse" of Northern Scottish burghs, despite not having its own harbour until 1775. The first recorded Sheriff of Banff was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and in 1372 Royal Burgh status was conferred by King Robert II. By the 15th century Banff was one of three principal towns exporting salmon to the continent of Europe, along with Aberdeen and Montrose.

The townscape, which is one of the best-preserved in Scotland, has many historic buildings, including fragments of the former royal Banff Castle, a pre-Reformation market cross, a fine tolbooth, many vernacular townhouses, a museum in Banff donated by Andrew Carnegie, and a maritime heritage centre in Macduff. Close by is Duff House, designed by William Adam in 1730, and one of Scotland's finest classical houses.

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You can see pictures of Duff House at Banff and the surrounding areas in our local picture galleries.

Banff Harbour webcam images are currently updated every second, and webcam images are used with kind permission from Aberdeenshire Council.

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Webcams

Aberdeenshire Webcams & Weather:

	Ellon Webcam - Watch live pictures of Scotland from the Ellon Webcam, which looks out over picturesque rolling Aberdeenshire Countryside towards the market town of Ellon. Click here to see the Ellon Webcam
	Gardenstown Webcam - Breathtaking views towards the secluded village harbour at Gardenstown. The Gamrie webcam also takes in the ancient fort of Castle Hill and the rugged Scottish coastline. Click here to see the Gardenstown Gamrie Webcam
	Inverurie Webcam -Scenic views from Inverurie and Port Elphinstone looking towards Bourtie Hill. Inverurie straddles the River Don and the River Ury, and is only 4 miles (6.4 km) from the imposing and famous mountain of Bennachie. Click here to see the Inverurie Webcam
	New Deer Webcam - See Bennachie and live Scottish pictures of the historic town of New Deer in the North East of Scotland. Stunning webcam looking over rugged countryside towards the distant scottish mountain of Bennachie and the prominent peak, Mithir Tap. Click here to see the New Deer and Bennachie Webcam
	Stonehaven Webcam - Discover the historic harbour town of Stonehaven on the North-East coast of Aberdeenshire, home of Dunnottar castle which was sacked in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell to find the Crown Jewels following an eight month siege. Click here to see the Stonehaven Harbour Webcam
	Gardenstown Weather - The Gardenstown Weather Station provides constantly updated weather info and forecaster prediction, making it ideal for surfers, kite enthusiasts and anyone heading outdoors. Gardenstown Weather Dashboard
	Inverurie Weather - The Inverurie Weather Station has live weather for Inverurie and Bennachie to the west of Aberdeen, which is perfect for hill walkers, mountaineers and mountain bikers. Inverurie Weather Dashboard

Other Aberdeenshire webcams of interest:

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/webcams/stonehaven.asp - Live webcam of Stonehaven harbour, to the south of Aberdeen, close to the site of Dunnottar Castle. Webcam maintained by Aberdeenshire council.

http://www.cairngormmountain.org.uk/web-cam - Live pictures from the Cairngorm national park in Scotland, with two webcams. The first webcam looks from the Daylodge up into Coire Cas, and the second from the Ptarmigan restaurant looking down the Ciste Fairway.

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/webcams/banff.asp - Webcam of Banff marina, Banffshire in Scotland. Banff looks over the same coastline as our very own Gardenstown webcam. We also broadcast live weather data from the Gardenstown Weather Station.

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/site/xwc_webcamlist.asp - Aberdeen city council webcams of the Granite City. Webcams include the Aberdeen Harbour Webcam, looking down over Aberdeen courthouse and the top of Union Street The Aberdeen Castlegate Webcam is at the intersection of King Street and Union Street in Aberdeen, and looks over the top of Archibald Simpsons down onto the Citadel. The Aberdeen Union Street Webcam looks west up Union Street in the city, over Belmont Street and the Bon Accord centre. And the Aberdeen Sports Centre Webcam shows the progress being made on the new Aberdeen sports facility.

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/virtual_aberdeen/index.shtml - The Aberdeen University webcam of Kings College, in Old Aberdeen.

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/clsm/matthewhay/cam/ - Shows a live webcam of the Aberdeen University Life Sciences area in Aberdeen.

http://www.northeastcreative.com/ibacam/inveruriecam.htm - The Inverurie town centre webcam.

http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/views.aspx?mi=aberdeen - Traffic webcams from the North-East of Scotland, showing Foudland west and east near Huntly, two webcams at Birness between Ellon and Peterhead, two at Charlstown to the south of Aberdeen and two at Laurencekirk, south of Stonehaven.

http://www.deesideglidingclub.co.uk/webCam.php - The Deeside gliding club webcam at Aboyne in Grampian.