Macduff (Aberdeenshire)

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Macduff
Scottish Gaelic Baile nan Dubhach
Macduff Harbor
Macduff Harbor
Coordinates 57 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 30 ′  W
Macduff (Scotland)
Macduff
Macduff
Residents 4009 2011 census
administration
Post town MACDUFF
ZIP code section AB44
prefix 01261
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Aberdeenshire
British Parliament Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament Banffshire and Buchan Coast

Macduff ( Gaelic : Baile nan Dubhach ) is a town in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It lies on the south bank of the Moray Firth and is only separated from the neighboring town of Banff by the River Deveron .

history

Originally called Macduff Doune and received the rights of a burgh in 1528 . Early attempts to establish the town as a seaport failed. William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife acquired the lands in the early 18th century. His successor James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife developed the city, set up a port and renamed it Macduff . Due to lower port tariffs than in neighboring Banff, the city quickly gained importance in the movement of goods. In 1884 the customs house originally located in Banff was moved to Macduff on the right bank of the Deveron. Today Macduff is a fishery and fish processing operations have settled. The tourism industry also plays an important role in the city. The Macduff whiskey distillery has been operating south of the city since 1962 .

As a result of the advancing economic development, the population of Macduff rose from 1819 to 3912 between 1831 and 1871. After 1951 it fluctuated between 3322 and 3894 and was 3767 in the census survey in 2001. In 2011 there were 4009 people in Macduff.

traffic

Macduff is located on a major crossing of the Deveron ( Bridge of Banff ). Today the A98 runs over this , which connects the cities along the Moray Firth between Fochabers and Fraserburgh to the trunk road network. The A947 also ends in Macduff, which runs through the highlands from Aberdeenshire to Aberdeen . In 1860, the Great North of Scotland Railway Macduff added to the rail network. However, the station has since been abandoned.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. a b Macduff. Aberdeenshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  3. ^ Macduff. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 5: (Lib - Pet). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 1 .
  4. Presentation on Whiskiesofscotland.com
  5. Information. In: Gazetteer for Scotland. 2011.
  6. 2011 census

Web links

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