Drummuir () is a small village in
Scotland
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, in the traditional county of
Banffshire
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, and in the
Moray
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council area. It is between
Dufftown
Dufftown ( ) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement. The town has several listed 19th centur ...
(five miles),
Keith (seven/eight miles) and
Huntly
Huntly ( or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlements include Keith ...
(nine miles).
Its old name was Botriphnie (Gaelic: Both Draighnigh), and this is the name still sometimes used for the parish. Drummuir comes from Druim Iubhair,
Scottish Gaelic
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for "Yew Ridge"; the name Botriphnie, may come from
Pictish
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origins and be a "Pit-" name, meaning "Thorn Farm".
Drummuir's biggest building is "Drummuir Castle", a
Strawberry Hill-type
Gothic Victorian building, with extensive gardens. The castle was built by the Gordon-Duffs who are still the main landowners in the area.
The
Keith and Dufftown Railway runs by the village from a defunct distillery. A train is regularly run by the Keith and Dufftown railway association.
Drummuir railway station once served the castle, local farms and dwellings whilst
Drummuir Curlers' Platform was a private station once used by curlers on Loch Park.
The
River Isla which flows down to Keith through Strathisla, and Davidston Burn (or Davieburn), a small tributary of the Isla are the two main rivers in the area.
Ben Rinnes is visible to the west.
Villages in Moray
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