Dufftown
Sign in to saveDufftown ( ) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement. The town has several listed 19th century buildings and serves as a regional centre for agriculture, tourism and services. The town is well known for its whisky-based economy, as it produces more whisky than any other town in Scotland and is home to several existing and former distilleries.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Dufftown
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ323399
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Baile Bhainidh
- UK place.scots_name
- Dufftoun
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Moray
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Banffshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Moray
- UK place.post_town
- KEITH
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB55
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.dial_code
- 01340
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dufftown clock tower.jpg
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- Approaching the Dufftown Clock Tower in the middle of Dufftown
- UK place.london_distance
- SSE
- UK place.edinburgh_distance
- SSW
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Whisky in Dufftown
- Active distilleries
- Former distilleries
- Culture and Community
- Community facilities
- Popular culture
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Education
- Religion
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- External links
Dufftown ( ) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement. The town has several listed 19th century buildings and serves as a regional centre for agriculture, tourism and services. The town is well known for its whisky-based economy, as it produces more whisky than any other town in Scotland and is home to several existing and former distilleries.
==History== Historically part of Banffshire, Dufftown is in the ancient parish of Mortlach (). There is evidence of Pictish settlement in the area and in approximately 566 AD, St Moluag established the first Christian church in the area, the site of the present Mortlach Parish Church. In the Middle Ages, Mortlach (in Latin Murthlacum) was an episcopal see. The Diocese of Mortlach was one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. The names of four bishops of the see are known: Beóán of Mortlach (fl. 1012), "Donercius", "Cormauch", and Nechtan, who transferred the see to Aberdeen in April 1132, during the reign of King David I of Scotland.