Macduff
Macduff is a town in the Banff as well as Buchan location Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and also faces the town of Banff across the tidewater of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh as well as was the last location in the United Kingdom where deep-water wood fishing watercrafts were developed. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was purchased in 1733 by William Duff, that became the first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, built a harbour there and in 1783 was successful in increasing Doune to the standing of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his supposed ancestor. The 2nd Earl Fife appointed his element, William Rose, as the initial Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, and the signs put up because year still stand on the major methods to the town (most visibly, a large indication alongside the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and also Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This uncertain river was finally subjugated by the 7 curved bridge completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had been constructed in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was restored into usage, until it was shed in a flood in 1773. Early location prehistory is manifested by the neighboring ancient monument at Longman Hill, a huge long barrow rather to the southeast of Macduff.