Dufftown
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Dufftown is a small Scottish town in the Speyside region renowned for its concentration of whisky distilleries and central role in Scotch whisky production.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grantown-on-Spey | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
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town ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distanceToAberdeen | approximately 60 miles northwest ⓘ |
| distanceToElgin | approximately 18 miles south ⓘ |
| economicRole | major centre of Speyside whisky industry ⓘ |
| foundedAs | planned town ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James Duff, 4th Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| governingCouncilArea | Moray Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Dufftown Clock Tower
NERFINISHED
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Dufftown Railway Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistillery |
Balvenie distillery
NERFINISHED
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Dufftown distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Glendullan distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenfiddich distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Kininvie distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortlach distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Dufftown Highland Games
NERFINISHED
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whisky festivals ⓘ |
| hasNearbyDistillery | Auchroisk distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParish | Mortlach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailway | Keith and Dufftown Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute | whisky-themed walking trails ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Scotch whisky production
ⓘ
high concentration of whisky distilleries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland (council area prior to 1975 reorganisation)
NERFINISHED
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Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ historic county of Banffshire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Speyside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | River Spey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Aberlour
NERFINISHED
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Craigellachie NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Malt Whisky Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyUK | Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalArea | AB55 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
tourism
ⓘ
whisky distilling ⓘ |
| regionSpeciality | single malt Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| river | River Fiddich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan | Rome was built on seven hills, Dufftown stands on seven stills ⓘ |
| tourismTheme | whisky tourism ⓘ |
| transport | local bus services to Keith and Elgin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grantown-on-Spey
subject surface form:
Banffshire