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Macduff, Aberdeenshire

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556: 44: 60: 564: 466: 917: 1172: 67: 417:. 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). 444:, 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: 513:, 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. 424:. 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 448:
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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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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and was the last place in the United Kingdom where deep-water wooden fishing boats were built.
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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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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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