Turriff

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Turriff
Scottish Gaelic Torraibh
Main street of Turriff
Main street of Turriff
Coordinates 57 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 28 ′  W
Turriff (Scotland)
Turriff
Turriff
Residents 5180 (2011 census)
administration
Post town TURRIFF
ZIP code section AB53
prefix 01888
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Aberdeenshire
British Parliament Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament Aberdeenshire East

Turriff ( Scottish Gaelic : Torraibh ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Aberdeenshire . It is located around 14 kilometers south of Banff at the confluence of the Idoch Waters in the Deveron .

history

There is evidence that Turriff was the capital of the Pictish kingdom of Lathmon . In the 12th century, the Knights Templar received a piece of land in what is now the south of Turriff. After the dissolution of the Knights Templar, the land fell to the Order of St. John , who held it until the Scottish Reformation. In the 13th century, one of the fortifications of the Comyns clan , which provided the Earls of Buchan , was in the immediate vicinity. Other fortifications around Turriff include Towie Barclay Castle , Craigston Castle and Delgatie Castle . Also the mansion Forglen House is a fortification of Arbroath Abbey back, which owned the property since the 13th century. There they built the Old Parish Church of St Congan, which is now in ruins . Other mansions in the area include Hatton Castle and Dunlugas House .

In 1511 Turriff was installed as the Burgh of Barony , to which the market rights were attached. A cattle market established itself as a regional sub-center in Turriff, which grew to become one of the largest in north-east Scotland. Meat processing and agricultural equipment production companies are also located here.

Between 1821 and 1881 the population of Turriffs rose from 922 to 2304. From 1961 the number of inhabitants rose again steadily from 2686 to 5180 in 2011.

traffic

The from Aberdeen to Macduff leading A947 is the main road of Turriff. On the 1857 opened Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway , a branch line leading to Macduff along the Great North of Scotland Railway , Turriff received its own station. However, the route has been abandoned in the meantime.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  4. ↑ Entry on Castle Rainy  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ↑ 2011 census data
  10. ↑ Information on railscot.co.uk

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