River Fiddich
The River Fiddich is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises on the eastern slopes of Corriehabbie Hill in Glenfiddich Forest and flows northeastwards beneath the A941 road, past Auchindoun Castle to a sharp bend adjacent to the A920 road where it turns westwards to flow to Dufftown.Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mortlach Parish Church and Dufftown distillery.
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.
Dufftown distillery
Distillery
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dufftown distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1895 as "Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery", the distillery is currently owned by Diageo.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dufftown and Maggieknockater.
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.
Maggieknockater
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maggieknockater is a hamlet on the A95 road between Craigellachie and Mulben in Scotland in the Moray council area, in the county of Banffshire. Until the early 1970s there was a large apiary which was well known in the region and has lived on in the Scottish country dance "The Bees of Maggieknockater". Maggieknockater is situated 4½ miles north of River Fiddich.
Craigellachie
Village
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Craigellachie is a small village in Moray, Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and River Fiddich, in walking distance of the town of Aberlour. Craigellachie is situated 4½ miles northwest of River Fiddich.
River Fiddich
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Moray, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Spey at Craigellachie
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Fiddich” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Fiddich”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فيديتش”
- German: “Fiddich”
- Irish: “Abhainn Fhiodhaich”
- Japanese: “フィディック川”
- Japanese: “フィディッチ川”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Fhiodhaich”
- Slovenian: “Fiddich”
- Swedish: “River Fiddich”
- Welsh: “Afon Fiddich”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kirktown of Mortlach and Glen Rinnes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cats Craig and Stephen Hospital.
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