Milltown of Rothiemay
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Milltown of Rothiemay is a small inland village, built mostly of granite
, in Moray
, north-east Scotland
. It is around 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Huntly, and 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Keith. It lies on the banks of the River Deveron
, close to where it joins the River Isla
, in the former county of Banffshire
. The village has existed for several centuries.
The 17th-century cartographer John Gordon (1617-1686) was from Rothiemay. It was the birthplace of James Ferguson FRS (1710–1776), instrument-maker and astronomer. More recently, BBC radio presenter James Naughtie
was born and brought up in the village.
Rothiemay Castle, partly dating from the 15th century, was rebuilt as a baronial
country house in 1788, by James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife
. The castle was demolished in 1963.
The village has its own primary school, and formerly had a railway station.
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, in Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas 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.- History :...
, north-east Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is around 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Huntly, and 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Keith. It lies on the banks of the River Deveron
River Deveron
The River Deveron , known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing...
, close to where it joins the River Isla
River Isla, Moray
The River Isla is a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland. The area surrounding it is known as Strathisla...
, in the former county of Banffshire
Banffshire
The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest...
. The village has existed for several centuries.
The 17th-century cartographer John Gordon (1617-1686) was from Rothiemay. It was the birthplace of James Ferguson FRS (1710–1776), instrument-maker and astronomer. More recently, BBC radio presenter James Naughtie
James Naughtie
James Naughtie is a British radio presenter and radio news presenter for the BBC. Since 1994 he has been one of the main presenters of Radio 4's Today programme.- Biography :...
was born and brought up in the village.
Rothiemay Castle, partly dating from the 15th century, was rebuilt as a baronial
Scottish baronial style
The Scottish Baronial style is part of the Gothic Revival architecture style, using stylistic elements and forms from castles, tower houses and mansions of the Gothic architecture period in Scotland, such as Craigievar Castle and Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. The revival style was popular from the...
country house in 1788, by James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife
James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife
James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife was a Scottish Earl, Baron and Minister of Parliament.-Heritage:James Duff was second son of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, and Jean Grant , his fathers second wife. His father, son of William Duff of Dipple, co. Banff, was M.P...
. The castle was demolished in 1963.
The village has its own primary school, and formerly had a railway station.