History
The settlement of Doune (from theAttractions
The town has an aquarium, a maritime heritage centre and a golf course (Royal Tarlair). COAST Festival of the Visual Arts is an annual festival of weekend-long events and attractions in both Banff and Macduff. It runs over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May each year. The town once had an outdoor swimming pool, which has fallen into disuse, but is intended to be restored. Many of the nearby villages also contribute to tourism in the area; in particular Gardenstown and Pennan.Architecture
Macduff Town Hall, on Shore Street, is a Category BLifeboat
Macduff has an RNLI lifeboat station which is equipped with an inshore lifeboat, ''Lydia Macdonald''. The Macduff lifeboat is unique within the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, being the only inshore lifeboat that is stored on, launched and recovered from a LGV fitted with its own crane. This allows the lifeboat to be launched and recovered from different locations along the coast should the need arise.Railways
Macduff was served from 1860 by the Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway, later absorbed by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) which at first ran to Banff & Macduff station, almost from the town. In 1872 the line to Banff & Macduff station benefited from a replacement station closer to the town centre; Macduff railway station opened, and the original station closed on 1 July 1872. The preceding station before the terminus in Macduff was Banff Bridge railway station, placed near the bridge between Banff and Macduff. Banff itself was served by another station, Banff Harbour (later just Banff), and since this was on a separate line (originally belonging to the Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway, though later absorbed by the GNSR), it also provided an alternative route that came close to Macduff. All the lines suffered from mid-20th century railway cuts, with Macduff station closing by the end of 1961.Sport
Macduff has a golf course known as Royal Tarlair which was built on land which ends on precipitous cliffs so lost balls really are lost. It is home to the famous 13th hole called The Clivet. In 2016 the Macduff Sports and Community Centre was opened. It houses a 4G AstroTurf pitch with an indoor tennis court sized hall. Macduff have a new welfare football club called Macduff AFC. They play their home games at the new Macduff Sports Centre.See also
* B9031 road * Burn of Myrehouse * William Duff's Duff House (across the River Deveron in neighbouring Banff)Notable residents
* Colin Newton (born 1977), a drummer * Sandi Thom (born 1981), a singer-songwriter * Matthew Cooper (born 1994), a professional footballer * Dr Eilidh Whiteford (born 1969), SNP politician. Member of the UK Parliament for Banff and Buchan from 2010 to 2017 * Walford Bodie (1869–1939), magician and showman, Manor House Macduff 1905 to 1939References
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