Dufftown

For the place in California, see Dufftown, California.

Coordinates: 57°26′27″N 3°07′34″W / 57.44078°N 3.12613°W / 57.44078; -3.12613

Dufftown
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh
Scots: Dufftoun
Approaching the clock tower in the middle of Dufftown
Dufftown  Dufftown shown within Moray
Population	1,454 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NJ323399
- Edinburgh	108 mi (174 km) SSW
- London	430 mi (692 km) SSE
Council area	Moray
Lieutenancy area	Banffshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KEITH
Postcode district	AB55
Dialling code	01340
Police	Grampian
Fire	Grampian
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Moray
Scottish Parliament	Moray
	Highlands and Islands
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Dufftown (Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh) is a burgh in Banffshire, Scotland.

The town was originally named Mortlach in the Middle Ages, until the 19th century when the Earl of Fife built the town as a housing for soldiers returning home from war. He named the town Dufftown.

Dufftown also 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.

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 Whisky Trail, which also includes Keith, Tomnavoulin, Marypark, and Tomintoul.

Glenfiddich: Dufftowns brand

The following distilleries have produced whisky in Dufftown.^[1]

Active Distilleries

• Mortlach Distillery
• Glenfiddich Distillery
• Balvenie Distillery
• Glendullan Distillery
• Dufftown Distillery
• Kininvie Distillery

Former Distilleries

• Convalmore Distillery
• Parkmore Distillery
• Pittyvaich Distillery

Pop 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

• Leslie Benzies the president of Rockstar North, which produces the famous Grand Theft Auto game series amongst other games, was born in Aberdeen and grew up in Dufftown.
• George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, one of the founders of the Canadian Pacific Railway was born in Dufftown.

See also

• Whisky
• Scotch whisky
• List of whisky brands
• List of distilleries in Scotland

References

1. ^ "Dufftown's Distilleries". http://www.dufftown.co.uk/whisky_distilleries.php. Retrieved 2008-07-01. 

External links

• Census data
• Dufftown Website
• grid reference NJ325395
• Dufftown Golf Club
• Dufftown Football Club
• Dufftown Whisky Shop
• Keith to Dufftown Railway
• Dufftown Highland Games
• Dufftown & District Pipe Band
• National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE (archive films about Dufftown)