Duffus
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Duffus (Template:Langx)[1] is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland.
The local shop and Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the remains of Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.
Name
The name of the village Duffus derives from the lands of Duffus in Moray, Scotland. What is now known as Duffus Parish encompasses the lands of the ancient Barony of Duffus and comprises Script error: No such module "convert".. 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".[2] 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
The current village, originally called New Duffus, is a grid plan village established as a planned settlement in 1811.Template:Sfn This replaced an earlier medieval settlement which lay Script error: No such module "convert". to the east, of which only the ruined Old Parish Church remains.Template:Sfn
A church was first founded on the site of Duffus Old Parish Church in the 9th century as a replacement for the church of St Aethan within Burghead Fort, which had been destroyed by the Vikings.Template:Sfn The parish of Duffus included Burghead, and its dedication to Saint Peter may reflect an emulation by the Pictish Kingdom of Fortriu of the common early medieval pattern – also seen at Bamburgh and Canterbury – of giving this dedication to a Kingdom's primary centre of Royal power.[3]
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Duffus was the base of the regionally powerful de Moravia family during the High Middle Ages. The family was probably of Flemish origin. Freskin de Moravia came north from his lands in Lothian as part of an army of David I to put down another rebellion by the men of Moray. At his side, and soon to be a neighbor, was the ancestor of the Innes'.
The Dunbar baronets of Northfield have lived at the Duffus estate since the 17th century. [4]
Culture and community
The annual Duffus Village Gala (held each summer) provides a host of activities for villagers and nearby settlements, starting with the crowning of the Rose Queen, Rose Prince & Rosebud. (Due to low entry rates the rose queen, Prince & bud no longer occur at the gala)
Volunteers publish a quarterly community newsletter, Duffus Depatches, featuring local events, and village news.
Notable residents
- Don Murray (born 1946), footballer
- William Dunbar (1749–1810), explorer
Nearby
References
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Bibliography
- Barrow, G.W.S., The Kingdom of the Scots. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2003. Template:ISBN
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Useful links
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