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Duffus is a village in Moray, Scotland, centred on a Mercat Cross. The village of Duffus consists of around 200 people on average. It's services include the Duffus Shop and Post Office offering a wide range of services to the community. The Duffus Village Inn also provides a communication centre at New years Eve, and the newly established Duffus Village Hall is used regularly for village affairs. Moray (pronounced Murray, spelled A Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ...
Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II...
The mercat cross in Cockburnspath A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scottish cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. ...
Duffus has consecutively won countless awards, including "Best Kept small village in the North of Scotland".
Gala Day
Perhaps renowned across Morayshire and beyond, is the Duffus Village Gala providing a whole host of activities for villagers and nearby settlements alike. Most of the most well known activities are the Ferret Racing and Gala Dance afterwards resulting in fond memories all round.
Name Base The name of DUFFUS derives from the lands of DUFFUS in Morayshire, Scotland. What is presently known as DUFFUS PARISH encompasses the lands of the ancient BARONY OF DUFFUS and comprises 9,565 acres. The DUFFUS name has undergone a variety of spelling changes through the years; in 1290, "DUFHUS", and in 1512, "DUFFOUS". The name is probably a compilation of two Gaelic words, dubh and uisg, meaning "darkwater" or "blackwater". At one time, the region was below sea-level and the Loch of Spynie and stagnant pools of water were a conspicuous feature of the area.
History Duffus was the base of the regionally powerful de Moravia family during the High Middle Ages. The family was of Flemish origin, and had been planted in Moray by the Scottish crown as agents of royal authority, but had steadily built an independent power-base. Dunnottar Castle in the Mearns occupies one of the best defensive locations in Great Britain. ...
Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; generally called the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; the constituent governing institution...
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See also Gilbert de Moravia (†1245), later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, was the most famous Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral. ...
Andreas de Moravia (or Andrew of Moray) was a 13th century Scottish bishop. ...
Fearchar of Ross or Ferchar mac in tSagairt (Fearchar mac an t-sagairt, often anglicized as Farquhar MacTaggart), was the first Mormaer or Earl of Ross (1223-1251) we know of from the thirteenth century, whose career brought Ross into the fold of the Scottish kings for the first time...
Nechtan IV (also known as Nechtan mac Derile) was king of the Southern Picts from 706-724, and a member of the Strathclyde Dynasty. ...
Duffus Castle Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and served as a fortress-residence from c. ...
References - Barrow, G.W.S., The Kingdom of the Scots. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2003. ISBN 0-7486-1803-1
Coordinates: 57°42′N, 3°24′W Geoffrey W.S. Barrow is a Scottish historian and academic. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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