Dufftown

This article is about a place in Moray, Scotland. For the place in California, see Dufftown, California.
Dufftown
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh
Scots: Dufftoun

Approaching the clock tower in the middle of Dufftown
Dufftown
 Dufftown shown within Moray
Population 1,667 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceNJ323399
   – Edinburgh  108 mi (174 km) SSW 
   – London  430 mi (692 km) SSE 
Council areaMoray
Lieutenancy areaBanffshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KEITH
Postcode district AB55
Dialling code 01340
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentMoray
Scottish ParliamentMoray
List of places
UK
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Coordinates: 57°26′42″N 3°07′41″W / 57.445°N 3.128°W / 57.445; -3.128

Dufftown (Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland.

Dufftown is in the ancient parish of Mortlach (Gaelic: Mòrthlach). The old Kirkton of Mortlach, with its historic church, is on the southern outskirts of the present town. In the 19th century, James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, established Dufftown as housing for soldiers returning home from the Napoleonic War.

In the Middle Ages, Mortlach (in Latin Murthlacum) was an episcopal see.

Dufftown hosts a highland games event every July which attracts many tourists.

Dufftown's notable buildings include Balvenie Castle, which was partly built with stones from the ruins of nearby Auchindoun Castle. The street plan of Dufftown is mainly four main roads meeting at the clock tower; previously a prison but now a tourist information centre.

Episcopal see

The Diocese of Mortlach was one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. The names of four bishops of the see are known:[1][2][3]

Today, the Diocese of Mortlach, under its Latin name of Murthlacum, is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[4]

Climate

Dufftown has an oceanic climate typical of Northern Scotland, characterised by relatively mild, damp winters and cool cloudy summers. The area averages 76 air frosts a year. Like much of Europe, Dufftown's climate is insulated somewhat by the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current originating near the gulf of Mexico. This warm ocean current makes Dufftown's climate significantly milder during the winter than expected for its latitude.

Climate data for Keith (Nearest climate station to Dufftown)1981 - 2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)		 6.4
(43.5)		 8.4
(47.1)		 11.0
(51.8)		 13.8
(56.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 15.6
(60.1)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.3
(46.9)		 5.7
(42.3)		 11.64
(52.95)
Average low °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 0.8
(33.4)		 2.6
(36.7)		 4.9
(40.8)		 7.8
(46)		 9.8
(49.6)		 9.4
(48.9)		 7.2
(45)		 4.5
(40.1)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.88
(38.98)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.7
(2.587)		 57.8
(2.276)		 63.2
(2.488)		 59.6
(2.346)		 60.8
(2.394)		 77.8
(3.063)		 70.6
(2.78)		 75.6
(2.976)		 89.2
(3.512)		 100.9
(3.972)		 91.9
(3.618)		 64.7
(2.547)		 877.8
(34.559)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45.9 77.3 108.2 142.2 190.0 152.7 156.8 145.6 117.5 89.6 53.2 35.0 1,314
Source: metoffice

Whisky in Dufftown

Dufftown is located on the River Fiddich and is the location of several Scotch whisky distilleries. It produces more malt whisky than any other town in Scotland; in fact, a signpost on the way into Dufftown declares it the "Whisky Capital of the World". The largest and best known of the many surrounding distilleries is the Glenfiddich distillery that distills Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky. The Glenfiddich distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons, Dufftown's largest employer. This proliferation puts it on the famed Malt Whisky Trail,[5] which also includes Keith, Glen Grant Distillery, Marypark, and Tomintoul.

Glenfiddich: Dufftowns brand

The following distilleries have produced whisky in Dufftown.[6]

Active distilleries

Former distilleries

Popular culture

According to the third film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hogwarts, the main setting of the series, is said to be close to Dufftown in an article of the Daily Prophet.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historical successions: Aberdeen". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Dowden 1912, The Bishops of Scotland, pp. 97–98.
  3. ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 317.
  4. ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 934
  5. ↑ "Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail". Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Dufftown's Distilleries". Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  7. ↑ Watt, George (20 November 1972). "Lord Grant killed in car accident". Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Google News.

External links

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