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559: 44: 60: 567: 469: 920: 1175: 67: 420:. The 2nd Earl Fife appointed his factor, William Rose, as the first Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, and the signs erected in that year still stand on the main approaches to the town (most visibly, a large sign next to the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). 447:, a maritime heritage centre and a golf course (Royal Tarlair). COAST Festival of the Visual Arts is an annual festival of weekend-long events and attractions in both Banff and Macduff. It runs over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May each year. The town once had an outdoor swimming pool 211: 516:, being the only inshore lifeboat that is stored on, launched and recovered from a LGV fitted with its own crane. This allows the lifeboat to be launched and recovered from different locations along the coast should the need arise. 427:. An earlier bridge had been built in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was brought back into use, until it was lost in a flood in 1773. Early area prehistory is manifested by the nearby ancient monument at 451:
which has fallen into disuse. Locals on the Facebook social network site have created a group to begin the fight to "Save Tarlair". Many of the nearby villages also contribute to tourism in the area; in particular
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Macduff has a golf course known as Royal Tarlair which was built on land which ends on precipitous cliffs so lost balls really are lost. It is home to the famous 13th hole called The Clivet.
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Banff and Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This unpredictable river was finally tamed by the seven-arched bridge completed in 1799 by
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and was the last place in the United Kingdom where deep-water wooden fishing boats were built. Historically, Macduff is in the county of
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In 2016 the Macduff Sports and Community Centre was opened. It houses a 4G AstroTurf pitch with an indoor tennis court sized hall.
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Macduff have a new welfare football club called Macduff AFC. They play their home games at the new Macduff Sports Centre.
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opened, and the original station closed on 1 July 1872. The preceding station before the terminus in Macduff was
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All the lines suffered from mid-20th century railway cuts, with Macduff station closing by the end of 1961.
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Roll of honour 1914-1919 for the town and quoad sacra parish of Macduff
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Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
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It is situated on 1: 738:Historic Environment Scotland 657: 532:(GNSR) which at first ran to 676:National Records of Scotland 542:Banff Bridge railway station 18:Human settlement in Scotland 7: 588: 534:Banff & Macduff station 519: 489: 278:Banffshire and Buchan Coast 100:OS grid reference 10: 1571: 1140:Inverallochy and Cairnbulg 885:Inverallochy and Cairnbulg 493: 384: 370:across the estuary of the 1466: 1395: 1344: 1273: 1182: 1171: 1107: 1023: 927: 916: 857: 286: 268: 250: 246: 234: 222: 210: 206: 196: 184: 174: 164: 150: 132: 114: 98: 90: 53: 41: 23: 1041:Kinnaird Head Lighthouse 762:McKean, Charles (1990). 726:, The Modern Antiquarian 721:C. Michael Hogan (2008) 574: 528:, later absorbed by the 496:Macduff Lifeboat Station 270:Scottish Parliament 538:Macduff railway station 1545:Towns in Aberdeenshire 1540:Macduff, Aberdeenshire 629:(born 1977), a drummer 571: 563: 476: 394: 374:. Macduff is a former 366:and faces the town of 351: 186:Postcode district 32: 1399:Kincardine and Mearns 569: 561: 486:constructed in 1884. 471: 449:Tarlair Swimming Pool 418:his supposed ancestor 134:Lieutenancy area 166:Sovereign state 858:Primary settlements 645:Dr Eilidh Whiteford 570:The sea life centre 562:Boatyard in Macduff 354:) is a town in the 322: /  1024:Places of interest 572: 564: 508:inshore lifeboat, 477: 252:UK Parliament 198:Dialling code 1527: 1526: 1102: 1059: 1058: 928:Other settlements 621:Notable residents 600:Burn of Myrehouse 480:Macduff Town Hall 341: 340: 116:Council area 94:3,830 (2022) 1562: 1177: 1111:Banff and Buchan 1096: 1086: 1079: 1072: 1063: 1062: 1036:Findlater Castle 922: 847:Banff and Buchan 839: 832: 825: 816: 815: 811: 809: 807: 778: 777: 759: 753: 752: 750: 748: 734: 728: 719: 713: 712: 694: 688: 687: 685: 683: 668: 612:in neighbouring 399: 356:Banff and Buchan 337: 336: 334: 333: 332: 327: 326:57.671°N 2.497°W 323: 320: 319: 318: 315: 292: 160: 110: 109: 79:Location within 69: 68: 62: 46: 21: 20: 1570: 1569: 1565: 1564: 1563: 1561: 1560: 1559: 1530: 1529: 1528: 1523: 1462: 1391: 1340: 1269: 1178: 1169: 1103: 1090: 1060: 1055: 1046:House of Memsie 1019: 923: 914: 853: 843: 805: 803: 795: 787: 782: 781: 774: 760: 756: 746: 744: 735: 731: 720: 716: 696: 695: 691: 681: 679: 678:. 31 March 2022 670: 669: 665: 660: 623: 604:William Duff's 591: 577: 522: 510:Lydia Macdonald 500:Macduff has an 498: 492: 484:listed building 466: 441: 412:, renaming it " 410:burgh of barony 391:Scottish Gaelic 387: 348:Scottish Gaelic 330: 328: 324: 321: 316: 313: 311: 309: 308: 307: 290: 282: 264: 156: 146: 128: 105: 104: 86: 85: 84: 83: 77: 76: 75: 74: 70: 49: 48:Macduff harbour 37: 29:Scottish Gaelic 19: 12: 11: 5: 1568: 1558: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1521: 1516: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1475: 1473: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1404: 1402: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1353: 1351: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1282: 1280: 1271: 1270: 1268: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1197: 1191: 1189: 1180: 1179: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1116: 1114: 1105: 1104: 1089: 1088: 1081: 1074: 1066: 1057: 1056: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1020: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 931: 929: 925: 924: 917: 915: 913: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 861: 859: 855: 854: 842: 841: 834: 827: 819: 813: 812: 793: 791:COAST festival 786: 785:External links 783: 780: 779: 772: 754: 729: 714: 689: 662: 661: 659: 656: 655: 654: 648: 642: 639:Matthew Cooper 636: 630: 622: 619: 618: 617: 602: 597: 590: 587: 576: 573: 521: 518: 494:Main article: 491: 488: 465: 462: 440: 437: 386: 383: 339: 338: 331:57.671; 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Macduff is located in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference
NJ704646
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area
Banffshire
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
AB44
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Scottish Parliament
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
UK
Scotland
57°40′16″N 2°29′49″W / 57.671°N 2.497°W / 57.671; -2.497

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