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Macduff
Macduff is a town in the Banff as well as Buchan area Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on Banff Bay as well as encounters the community of Banff throughout the estuary of the River Deveron. Macduff is a previous burgh and was the last place in the UK where deep-water wooden fishing boats were constructed. The settlement of Doune (from Scottish Gaelic dùn, "hill fort") was purchased in 1733 by William Duff, who came to be the very first Earl Fife. In 1760, James Duff, the second earl, constructed a harbour there as well as in 1783 did well in increasing Doune to the standing of a burgh of barony, renaming it "Macduff" after his expected forefather. The second Earl Fife assigned his factor, William Rose, as the very first Provost of Macduff in 1783. The town commemorated its bicentenary in 1983, and the indicators set up in that year still depend on the main techniques to the town (most noticeably, a big indicator beside 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 completed in 1799 by John Smeaton. An earlier bridge had been constructed in 1765, but was swept away in 1768. The old ferry was brought back into use, until it was shed in a flooding in 1773. Early area prehistory is manifested by the close-by old monolith at Longman Hill, a huge long barrow somewhat to the southeast of Macduff.