from the administrative county. In 1975 the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 reorganised local administration in Scotland into a two-tier system of regions and districts. The administrative counties of Aberdeenshire, the City of Aberdeen, Banffshire, Kincardineshire and most of Morayshire were merged to form Grampian Region, with the area of county being divided between the districts of City of Aberdeen, Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside for administration. Aberdeen County Council was based at County Buildings in Union Terrace, Aberdeen. In 1996 Scottish local government system was reorganised a second time to form a single tier of unitary council areas. The name was revived in local government for the council area of Aberdeenshire, which has vastly different boundaries. Towns and villages Aberdeen Aboyne Alford Auchnagatt Ballater Balmedie Barthol Chapel Belhelvie Bieldside Blackburn Boddam Boyndie Braegarie Braemar Braeside Bridge of Alford Bridge of Don Broomhill Buchanhaven Cabrach Cairnbulg Clatt Collieston Cornhill Craigiebuckler Crimond Cruden Bay Crudie Cults Cuminestown Cummings Park Danestone Daviot Dinnet Dunecht Dyce Echt Ellon Ferrydee Fetterangus Finzean Footdee Foresterhill Fraserburgh Fyvie Garthdee Gartly Hatton Hatton of Fintray Hazlehead Heugh Head Hilton Huntly Insch Inverallochy Inverugie Kaimhill Keig Kemnay Kennethmont Kincardine O'Neil Kingseat Kingswells Kintore Kirkton of Bourtie Kirkton of Skene Little Lynturk Logie Coldstone Longhaven Longside Lonmay Lumphanan Lumsden Lyne of Skene Mannofield Mastrick Maud Memsie Methlick Midstocket Milltimber Mintlaw Monymusk Muir of Fowlis New Blyth Newburgh New Deer New Leeds New Pitsligo Newmachar Northfield Old Deer Oldmeldrum Old Rayne Peterculter Peterhead Pitmedden Pittulie Port Elphinstone Potterton Rhynie Rosehearty Rosemount Rothienorman Rubislaw Ruthven St. Comb's St Fergus Stoneywood Strathdon Strichen Stuartfield Tarland Tarves Tillydrone Torphins Turriff Tyrie Udny Green West End Westhill Whiteford Woodside Places of interest See also List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 Medieval Diocese of Aberdeen Notes References Attribution External links Aberdeenshire, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1846), (British History Online) Counties of Scotland Lieutenancy areas of Scotland History of Aberdeenshire Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)