Grampian - Towns and Villages

The village of Dinnet lies in the valley of the River Dee, in a broad low-lying area known as the Muir of Dinnet. The Muir is ringed with picturesque hills and dotted with lakes, the largest of which are Loch Kinord and Loch Davan, now at the centre of a national nature reserve.
Dinnet, Grampian, Scotland

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Dufftown is a planned town, built in 1817 by the 4th Earl of Fife, James Duff. For most of its existence, the town has been the most important centre of pure malt whiskey distilling in Scotland. This whiskey heritage is recalled in the old rhyme, 'Rome was built on seven hills, Dufftown stands on seven stills.'
Dufftown, Grampian, Scotland

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Duffus is a small village between the larger seaside towns of Lossiemouth and Hopeman. The village stands about 2 miles inland from the Moray coast, where there are wonderful beaches and caves set into the cliffs.
Duffus, Grampian, Scotland

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Dunecht is a small, planned village south-west of Aberdeen. It was laid out in the late Victorian period by AC Pirie, owner of the Dunecht estate.
Dunecht, Grampian, Scotland

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Today the town of Dyce is best known for its proximity to Aberdeen airport. The town grew up along the west bank of the River Don, and water power provided by the river helped make Dyce a centre for textile and paper manufacture.
Dyce, Grampian, Scotland

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Echt is a small village standing in the shadow of the Barmekin of Echt, where an Iron Age fort occupies the hilltop. The Barmekin was a central point in the popular A Scots Quair trilogy of novels by LG Gibbons.
Echt, Grampian, Scotland

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The cathedral city and royal burgh of Elgin stands astride the River Lossie, and for centuries has served as the main market for the Laigh of Moray region. The old town is laid out along a ridge above the river. At the west end of the ridge, a royal castle once stood, though the remains are now fragmentary, and they share the spotlight with a tall column commemorating the last Duke of Gordon (d. 1836).
Elgin, Grampian, Scotland

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Ellon was traditionally the major centre of the old Buchan region of modern Grampian, however much of the present town is a product of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ellon, Grampian, Scotland

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Fettercairn is an attractive small town in southern Aberdeenshire, at the base of the Grampian Mountains. The town stands at the southern end of the historic route north to Banchory over the Cairn O' Mount pass. In 1504 Fettercairn was granted the status of a free burgh of barony, with the right to hold a weekly market and an annual fair.
Fettercairn, Grampian, Scotland

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