Orton

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Ben Aigan

Peak

Photo: John Brailsford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ben Aigan is a hill in Moray rising to a height of 471m to the east of the River Spey, which flows along the foot of its western and northern slopes. It lies to the east of Rothes and north east of Craigellachie. Ben Aigan is situated 2½ miles south of Orton.

Auchroisk distillery

Distillery

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchroisk distillery is a whisky distillery in Banffshire, Speyside, Scotland. It was established after Dorie's Well was discovered and found to have water similar to the water used by the Glen Spey distillery, which was used by Justerini & Brooks to produce malt whisky for their blends.

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Rothes

Village

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Rothes is a town in Moray, Scotland, on the banks of the River Spey, 10 miles south of Elgin. The town had a population of 1,252 at the 2011 Census. A settlement has been here since AD 600. Rothes is situated 3 miles southwest of Orton.

Mulben

Hamlet

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mulben is a hamlet situated at a crossroads that forms the intersection of the A95 road and the B9103 in the Moray council area of Scotland. It lies on the Burn of Mulben, 6.5 km west of Keith. Mulben is situated 3 miles east of Orton.

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 4 miles south of Orton.

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