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Duffus is a village in Moray
Moray

Moray is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland ....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, centred on a Mercat Cross
Mercat cross

A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scotland cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations....
. The Duffus Village Inn, along with the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the impressive remains of Duffus Castle
Duffus Castle

Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its period of occupation it had undergone many alterations....
, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.

Duffus has consecutively won numerous awards, including "Best Kept small village in the North of Scotland". Also to the east side is Gordonstoun which takes over 150 acres.

annual Duffus Village Gala (held each summer) provides a whole host of activities for villagers and nearby settlements.






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Duffus is a village in Moray
Moray

Moray is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland ....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, centred on a Mercat Cross
Mercat cross

A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scotland cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations....
. The Duffus Village Inn, along with the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the impressive remains of Duffus Castle
Duffus Castle

Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its period of occupation it had undergone many alterations....
, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.

Duffus has consecutively won numerous awards, including "Best Kept small village in the North of Scotland". Also to the east side is Gordonstoun which takes over 150 acres.

Gala Day

The annual Duffus Village Gala (held each summer) provides a whole host of activities for villagers and nearby settlements. Of the many events held during the Gala Day, the Ferret Racing and Gala Dance in particular attract visitors from around Moray.

Name

The name of Duffus derives from the lands of Duffus in Morayshire, Scotland. What is presently known as Duffus Parish encompasses the lands of the ancient Barony of Duffus and comprises 9,565 acres. The Duffus name has undergone a variety of spelling changes through the years; in 1290, "Dufhus", and in 1512, "Duffous". The name is probably a compilation of two Gaelic words, dubh and uisg, meaning "darkwater" or "blackwater". At one time, the region was below sea-level and the Loch of Spynie and stagnant pools of water were a conspicuous feature of the area.

History

Duffus was the base of the regionally powerful de Moravia family during the High Middle Ages
Scotland in the High Middle Ages

The history of Scotland in the High Middle Ages covers Scotland in the era between the death of Donald II of Scotland in 900 AD and the death of king Alexander III of Scotland in 1286, which led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence....
. The family was probably not of Flemish
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 origin, historians having repeated that mistake through the ages. Freskin de Moravia came north from his lands in Lothian as part of an army of David I to put down another rebellion by the men of Moray. At his side, and soon to be a neighbor, was the ancestor of the Innes'..... he WAS a Fleming and is written as such in the histories. Freskin was not!

See also

  • Gilbert de Moravia
    Gilbert de Moravia

    Gilbert de Moravia , later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, was the most famous Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral.His name may suggest that he came from the semi-Gaelicization family of Flemings origin who were Lords of Duffus, and who during Gilbert's episcopate would create the Earl of Sutherland under Gilbert's...
  • Andreas de Moravia
    Andreas de Moravia

    Andreas de Moravia was a 13th century Scottish bishop. He may have been from the "de Moravia" family of Flemish origin who were lords of Duffus and other areas in the Greater Moray region in this period....
  • Walter de Moravia
  • Fearchar, Earl of Ross
    Fearchar, Earl of Ross

    Fearchar of Ross or Ferchar mac in tSagairt , was the first Mormaer or Earl of Mormaer of Ross we know of from the thirteenth century, whose career brought Ross into the fold of the Scottish kings for the first time, and who is remembered as the founder of the Earl of Ross....
  • Nechtan IV of the Picts
    Nechtan IV of the Picts

    Nechtan mac Der-Ilei or Nechtan mac Dargarto was king of the Picts in the early 8th century. He succeeded his brother Bridei IV of the Picts in 706....
  • Duffus Castle
    Duffus Castle

    Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its period of occupation it had undergone many alterations....