Cawdor

Cawdor ; Scottish Gaelic Caladar
Coordinates	57 ° 32 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ W Coordinates: 57 ° 32 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ W
	Cawdor
	Cawdor
administration
Post town	NAIRN
ZIP code section	IV12
prefix	01667
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Highland
British Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn

Cawdor (also known as Calder , Scottish Gaelic Caladar ) is a small town in the Scottish Highland region . It is located in the traditional county of Nairnshire about six kilometers southwest of Nairn and 18 km east-northeast of Inverness .

history

In Cawdor is Cawdor Castle , which was introduced into literary history through William Shakespeare . The tragedy and death of Duncan in Macbeth are set there.

In 1984 a Roman military camp was discovered southwest of Cawdor by means of aerial photography and was subsequently uncovered between 1985 and 1988. Data from measurements using radiocarbon dating suggest that it dates from the time of Agricolola . It is one of the northernmost discovered Roman military camps in Great Britain.

economy

The Royal Brackla whiskey distillery, which has been operating since 1812 and is now part of the Bacardi Group , is located near the city . Along with Royal Lochnagar and the former Glenury Royal distillery, it is the only distillery that is allowed to use the addition Royal .