Macduff is a community in the Banff and Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on Banff Bay and deals with the town of Banff throughout the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh and was the last location in the UK where deep-water wooden angling boats were built. The negotiation of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was acquired in 1733 by William Duff, that ended up being the very first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the 2nd earl, built a harbour there as well as in 1783 did well in increasing Doune to the status of a burgh of barony, relabeling it "Macduff" after his meant forefather. The 2nd Earl Fife appointed his factor, William Rose, as the very first Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town commemorated its bicentenary in 1983, as well as the signs erected because year still base on the primary strategies to the community (most visibly, a huge indicator next to the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and also Macduff are divided by the valley of the River Deveron. This uncertain river was ultimately subjugated by the seven curved bridge completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been constructed in 1765, yet was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was revived right into use, till it was shed in a flood in 1773. Early area prehistory appears by the close-by ancient monolith at Longman Hill, a huge lengthy barrow rather to the southeast of Macduff.