Macduff
Macduff is a community in the Banff and also Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is positioned on Banff Bay as well as encounters the community of Banff across the tidewater of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh and also was the last location in the UK where deep-water wood fishing watercrafts were built. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was acquired in 1733 by William Duff, who ended up being the very first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, constructed a harbour there and in 1783 did well in increasing Doune to the status of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his meant ancestor. The 2nd Earl Fife designated his variable, William Rose, as the very first Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, and the indications erected in that year still stand on the major approaches to the town (most noticeably, a large indicator next to the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This uncertain river was lastly tamed by the seven arched bridge finished in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had actually been constructed in 1765, however was swept away in 1768. The old ferryboat was revived into use, until it was lost in a flood in 1773. Early area prehistory is manifested by the nearby old monument at Longman Hill, a large lengthy barrow rather to the southeast of Macduff.
