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Archiestown
Sign in to saveArchiestown is a small village in Moray, Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. Originally intended as a weaving centre, it is better known for the nearby distilleries of Cardhu, Knockando, Tamdhu and The Macallan.
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- Locality
- Archiestown
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.archiestown.com
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- The Peerless village of Archiestown. - geograph.org.uk - 178153.jpg
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- Archiestown
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Archiestown is a small village in Moray, Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. Originally intended as a weaving centre, it is better known for the nearby distilleries of Cardhu, Knockando, Tamdhu and The Macallan.
== Transportation == Archiestown is served by bus route 366 which currently runs two return journeys to Elgin each week.
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