Auchindoun ( gd, Achadh an Dùin) is a rural hamlet in
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
,
Scotland.
It is located some 2.5 miles east of
Dufftown, which describes itself as "The Malt Whisky Capital". The hamlet is mainly on the eastern bank of the
River Fiddich. Nearby is the ruined
Auchindoun Castle.
One source suggests the meaning of ''Achadh an Dùin'' to be "the field of the mound/tower."
References
External links
Auchindoun Homepage
Villages in Moray
Hamlets in Scotland
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