Keith (Scotland)
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Keith Scottish Gaelic Baile Cheith |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 4734 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | KEITH | ||
| ZIP code section | AB55 | ||
| prefix | 01542 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Moray | ||
| British Parliament | Moray | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Moray | ||
Keith ( Gaelic : Baile Chè or Baile Cheith ) is a small town in the Scottish Council Area Moray on the banks of the River Isla , a tributary of the Deveron . It is just off the A96 , which connects Aberdeen to Inverness . Keith is connected to the rail network with its own train station. In 2011 there were 4734 inhabitants.
Keith is located in the important Speyside whiskey region and is currently home to four active whiskey distilleries : Aultmore , Strathisla , Strathmill . and Glen Keith . With Glentauchers there is another distillery in Mulben, less than ten kilometers away .
From Easter to the end of September, the Keith and Dufftown Railway runs on weekends between Dufftown and Keith .
Personalities
- Brian Adam , biochemist and politician
- James Gordon Bennett Sr. , founder of the New York Herald
- Colin Hendry , former Scottish football player
- Irvine Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw , businessman and politician
Keith Town, station on the Keith and Dufftown Railway
Strathisla whiskey distillery
St. Rufus Church
Individual evidence
- ^ Keith - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Iain Mac Tailleir: Place-names. (PDF) Scottish Parliament, p. 69 , accessed on November 23, 2019 (English).
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Keith Train Station at nationalrail.co.uk
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Entry on the Aultmore distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Strathisla distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Strathmill distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Glen Keith distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Glentauchers distillery on maltmadness.com
