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ALV AH, parish on north-east border of 1 Banffshire, midway between Banff and , Turriff. Post town, Banff. Length and greatest breadth, each about 6 miles; area, 11,488 acres. Eeal property in 1880-81, 9712. Pop. , quoad civilia, 1356; quoad sacra, 1187. The river Deveron traces most of the north-eastern boundary, and traverses there a romantic chasm spanned by a noble bridge. Much of the land adjacent to the river is alluvial, but much of the rest is hilly, and part of it barren. There are 2 public schools, one of them for females only, and they have about 52 and 49 scholars.