Dufftown Clock Tower

Dufftown Clock Tower is a stone tower with a clock at the crossroads in the centre of Dufftown, Moray, at the focal point of the town square. It became a Class B listed building in 1972.

Type: Monument
Description: clock tower in Moray, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Clock Tower”, “Clock Tower, The Square, Dufftown”, and “Dufftown, The Square, Clock Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 930 feet east of Dufftown Clock Tower.

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 2,200 feet south of Dufftown Clock Tower.

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 1,500 feet southeast of Dufftown Clock Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dufftown and Maggieknockater.

Dufftown

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

Dufftown is a village in Moray in northeast Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. Together with the villages of Craigellachie and Rothes to the north, it has a formidable collection of whisky distilleries, and many can be toured.

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 3½ miles north of Dufftown Clock Tower.

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 4 miles northwest of Dufftown Clock Tower.

Dufftown Clock Tower

Categories: clock tower, building, and historic site
Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.44482° or 57° 26′ 41″ north

Longitude

-3.12837° or 3° 7′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C9RCVVC+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 425975781

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q17830385

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“Dufftown Clock Tower” goes by many names.

Danish: “Dufftown Clock Tower”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whisky & Heritage Centre and Mortlach Memorial Hall.

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Places to explore: The Clock Tower and Whisky Brother.

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