Banchory (/ˈbæŋxəri/, Scots: Banchry,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Stable isotope analysis of the human remains indicated that he or she grew up on basalt geology, like that of the region, or on chalk, meaning they were either local or could have come from another place, like Yorkshire.

Residue analysis of the Beaker pot found in the burial established that it had held either butter or milk.

Tradition has it that he established his settlement on the banks of the River Dee on what was later to become the kirkyard of the medieval parish of Banchory-Ternan.

The original Gaelic form is almost identical to that of Bangor, of similar meaning, and also the site of a monastery, in Northern Ireland.

One is built into a corner of the 'mort house' in the churchyard, and shows two crosses incised in a worn pink granite slab.

[6] From 1946 to 1986, lavender fields were in production in Banchory and the industry made the town world famous.

[14] Scotland's only Rum distillery, Dark Matter Distillers, is located on the outskirts of Banchory.