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Macduff (Scottish Gaelic: An Dùn) is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a former burgh and was the last place in the United Kingdom where deep-water wooden fishing boats were built. [2]
The first municipal building in Macduff was an early 19th century townhouse in Shore Street. [2] [3] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the fishing industry, the town became a police burgh in 1853. [4] In the 1880s, the police commissioners decided to demolish the old townhouse and erect a new building in its place ...
The people of Macduff were more favorable to Macpherson and the actions in Banff led to a rivalry between the towns. [3] [8] [7] The rivalry has been covered in media including the The Herald in Scotland and CBC Radio in Canada, among others. [3] [9] In 1883, Banff and Macduff had a population of around 9,000. [10]
Ben Macdui (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn MacDuibh, [3] meaning "MacDuff's mountain") is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is 1,309 metres (4,295 ft) above sea level and it is classed as a Munro.
Macduff's Castle and the Wemyss Caves. MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near East Wemyss, in Fife, Scotland.The site is associated with the MacDuff Earls of Fife, the most powerful family in Fife in the Middle Ages, although nothing survives from this period.
Pages in category "Macduff, Aberdeenshire" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Macduff Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in Macduff, Scotland, opened in 1997. [1] In 2017, the aquarium closed to allow the main tank to be drained and repaired. [2] In 2023, Aberdeenshire Council announced that its bid for funding from the Levelling Up Fund had been successful. The aquarium was due to be expanded with a second storey added ...
William Shakespeare's MacBeth has always played a role in the legend of Clan MacDuff, as few can determine the line between The Duff Family history and historical fiction. [4] This ambiguity worked to the benefit of future MacDuff Barons, who were able to prove they were descended from the first Duff to receive a charter in Northeast Scotland. [5]