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Encyclopedia Britannica



DUFFTOWN

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 646 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DRO-ECG
DUFFTOWN , a municipal and police
burgh
  of Banffshire, Scotland, on the Fiddich, 64 m. W.N.W. of Aberdeen by the Great North of Scotland railway. Pop. (1901) 1823. It dates from 1817 and bears the name of its founder, James
Duff
 , 4th
earl
  of Fife. Although planned in the shape of. a cross, with ra square and tower in the middle, the arms of the cross are not straight, the constructor holding the ingenious
opinion
  that, in order to prevent little towns from being taken in at a glance, their streets should be crooked. The leading industries are lime-works and distilleries, the water being specially fitted for the making of whisky. The town has considerable repute as a health resort, owing partly to its
elevation
  (737 ft.) and partly to the natural charms of the district. The parish of Mortlach, in which Dufftown is situated, is rich in archaeological and historical associations. What is called the Stone of Mortlach is tradition-ally believed to have been erected to commemorate the success of
Malcolm
  II. over the Danes in 1oto. The three large stones known as " The King's Grave, a hill-fort, and cairns are of
interest
  to the antiquary. The old church of Mortlach, though restored and almost renewed, still contains some
lancet
  windows and a round-headed doorway, besides monuments dating from' 1417. A portion of old Balvenie Castle, a ruin, is considered to be of Pictish origin, but most of it is in the Scots Baronial.' It has associations with Alexander Stewart,
earl
  of Buchan and lord of Badenoch (1343-1405), son of Robert II., whose ruffianly conduct in Elginshire earned him the designation of the Wolf of
Badenoch, the Comyns, the Douglases (to whom it gave the title of baron in the 15th century), the Stuarts and theDtkffs. The new castle, an uninteresting building, was erected in 1724 by the earl of Fife, and though untenanted is maintained in repair. Two miles to the S.E. of Dufftown is the ruined castle of Auchindown, finely situated on a limestone crag, 200 ft. high, of which three sides are washed by the Fiddich and the fourth was protected by a moat. It dates from the 11th century, and once belonged to the Ogilvies, from whom it passed in 1535 to the Gordons. The Gothic
hall
  with rows of fluted pillars is in fair preservation. Ben Rinnes (2755 ft.) and several other hills of lesser altitude all lie within a few miles of Dufftown. About 4 M. to the N.W. is CraigellachieGaelic for" the rock of alarm " (pop. 454), on the confines of Elginshire. It is situated on the Spey amidst scenery of surpassing loveliness. The slogan of the Grants is " Stand fast Craigellachie!" The place has become an important junction of the Great North of Scotland railway system.


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