Macduff
Macduff is a town in the Banff and also Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and also faces the community of Banff across the tidewater of the River Deveron. Macduff is a former burgh and also was the last area in the United Kingdom where deep-water wood fishing watercrafts were built. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was bought in 1733 by William Duff, who ended up being the very first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the 2nd earl, constructed a harbour there and also in 1783 did well in raising Doune to the standing of a burgh of barony, relabeling it "Macduff" after his intended forefather. The second Earl Fife selected his element, William Rose, as the very first Provost of Macduff in 1783. The community celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, as well as the signs put up in that year still stand on the main techniques to the community (most visibly, a huge indicator beside the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This uncertain river was finally tamed by the seven curved bridge completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been integrated in 1765, however was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was brought back into usage, till it was lost in a flood in 1773. Early location prehistory is manifested by the neighboring ancient monolith at Longman Hill, a large long barrow somewhat to the southeast of Macduff.