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Balvenie Castle, Dufftown - Photo:
Anne Burgess
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This is the self-proclaimed
‘Malt Whisky Capital of the World’ and is where
the River Fiddich and Dullan Water meet. It was
founded by James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife, in 1817.
Both the Glenfiddich Distillery and the Balvenie
Distillery are nearby. They offer a chance for
visitors to see how single malts are created in a
process that has changed little since malts were
first produced here in the 19th century.
A clock tower in the village
centre houses an interesting museum while Balvenie
Castle – now a ruin – is one of the oldest
stone-built castles in Scotland’s. Two miles from
Balvenie are the ruins of 15th century Auchindoun
which was virtually destroyed during a battle
involving rival clans in the 16th century.
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