Macduff is a town in the Banff as well as Buchan location Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the community of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh as well as was the last area in the UK where deep-water wooden angling watercrafts were developed. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was bought in 1733 by William Duff, that came to be the first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, developed a harbour there as well as in 1783 did well in raising Doune to the standing of a burgh of barony, relabeling it "Macduff" after his meant forefather. The second Earl Fife designated his variable, William Rose, as the initial Provost of Macduff in 1783. The community celebrated its bicentenary in 1983, and the signs erected because year still depend on the primary techniques to the town (most visibly, a big sign alongside the Banff Bridge on the Macduff side). Banff and also Macduff are separated by the valley of the River Deveron. This uncertain river was finally tamed by the 7 arched bridge finished in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had been built in 1765, yet was swept away in 1768. The old ferryboat was restored right into usage, up until it was shed in a flooding in 1773. Early area prehistory is manifested by the nearby old monolith at Longman Hill, a large long barrow rather to the southeast of Macduff.