Miltonduff is a hamlet 1.5 miles southwest of
Elgin
Elgin may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Elgin County, Ontario
* Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
* Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario ...
and is in the Scottish council area of
Moray.
History
The village contains a 17th or 18th century rectangular
dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or ba ...
.
The dovecote is Category C listed and was restored in 1970.
The village contains a First and Second World war memorial for the local area.
The memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk and is located beside the village hall.
Economy
Miltonduff Distillery is a
Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland.
All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial dist ...
distillery
Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heat ...
in the village. Built in 1824, it is currently owned by Pernod Richard.
Education
Mosstowie Primary School is located in Miltonduff and provides primary education for children in the Miltonduff, Pluscarden and Mosstowie areas.
References
Villages in Moray
Hamlets in Scotland
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