Macduff
Macduff is a community in the Banff as well as Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on Banff Bay and also faces the community of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a former burgh and was the last area in the United Kingdom where deep-water wooden fishing watercrafts were constructed. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was acquired in 1733 by William Duff, that became the first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, constructed a harbour there and in 1783 was successful in increasing Doune to the status of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his expected forefather. The second Earl Fife assigned his aspect, William Rose, as the initial Provost of Macduff in 1783. The community commemorated its bicentenary in 1983, and also the signs set up in that year still base on the main strategies to the community (most noticeably, a big indicator next to the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and also Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This unpredictable river was ultimately subjugated by the 7 curved bridge completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been built in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferryboat was revived right into use, up until it was shed in a flooding in 1773. Early area prehistory appears by the nearby ancient monument at Longman Hill, a large lengthy barrow somewhat to the southeast of Macduff.
