Macduff
Macduff is a town in the Banff and also Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on Banff Bay as well as deals with the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh as well as was the last area in the United Kingdom where deep-water wood angling boats were developed. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was bought in 1733 by William Duff, that became the very first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the 2nd earl, developed a harbour there and also in 1783 was successful in elevating Doune to the standing of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his meant ancestor. The second Earl Fife selected his variable, William Rose, as the initial Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, and also the indications set up because year still base on the primary approaches to the town (most noticeably, a huge sign next to the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This unpredictable river was finally subjugated by the seven arched bridge completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been constructed in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was brought back into usage, till it was shed in a flood in 1773. Early area prehistory is manifested by the close-by ancient monolith at Longman Hill, a big long barrow rather to the southeast of Macduff.
