Auchindoun
Auchindoun is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Auchindoun is situated nearby to the village Kirktown of Mortlach, as well as near Dufftown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stephen Cottage Hospital and Mortlach Parish Church.
Stephen Cottage Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stephen Hospital is a cottage hospital in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. Stephen Cottage Hospital is situated 2½ miles west of Auchindoun.
Mortlach Parish Church
Church
Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mortlach Parish Church is a church within the Church of Scotland serving the parish of Mortlach, in Moray, close to the village of Dufftown. The site of the church has long been associated with Christianity, going back perhaps as far as 566 when St Moluag is said to have founded a religious community there. Mortlach Parish Church is situated 2½ miles west of Auchindoun.
Mortlach distillery
Distillery
Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mortlach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1823, the distillery is owned by Diageo. Mortlach distillery is situated 2 miles west of Auchindoun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dufftown and Glass.
Dufftown
Town
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
Dufftown is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement. Dufftown is situated 2½ miles west of Auchindoun.
Glass
Village
Glass is a parish about 8 miles west of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is now wholly located in Aberdeenshire but before the reorganisation of Scottish county boundaries in 1891 it was partly in Banffshire. Glass is situated 4 miles east of Auchindoun.
Auchindoun
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Milltown of Auchindoun”
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.43333° or 57° 26′ northLongitude
-3.06667° or 3° 4′ westElevation
801 feet (244 metres)Open location code
9C9RCWMM+88GeoNames ID
2642488
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