River Fiddich

The River Fiddich (

A941 road, past Auchindoun Castle to a sharp bend adjacent to the A920 road where it turns westwards to flow to Dufftown. The Fiddich is joined on the eastern edge of the town by the Dullan Water which drains Glen Rinnes. Their combined waters then flow generally northwestwards, passing beneath the B9014 road near Balvenie Castle and then the A95 at Craigellachie

immediately before meeting the Spey.

The headwaters of the Dullan Water, the Burn of Favat and the Corryhabbie Burn, meet at Milltown of Laggan before flowing as the Dullan, northeastwards to Dufftown.

Glenfiddich whisky

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Etymology

The name derives from that of an ancient province of

Gaelic personal name.^[2]

References

^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheets 28 Elgin & 37 Strathdon
^ Ross, D. 2001 Scottish Place-names, Birlinn, Edinburgh

57°26′N 3°07′W / 57.433°N 3.117°W / 57.433; -3.117

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[1] Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheets 28 Elgin & 37 Strathdon

[2] Ross, D. 2001 Scottish Place-names, Birlinn, Edinburgh

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