Mulben ( gd, Am Muileann Bàn) is a hamlet situated at a crossroads that forms the intersection of the

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and the B9103 in the Moray

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It lies on the Burn of Mulben, 6.5 km (4 miles) west of

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. Upon the arrival of the

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in 1858 linking it with Keith in the east and

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to the west it developed allowing the establishment of a primary school and a small number of services. Although the railway still remains, the station closed in 1964 and the building is now a private dwelling. Close by is the

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to the east (opened in 1898) and the

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to the west (opened in 1974).

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served

and the hamlet of Tauchers. Upon the hill that commands the heights above the hamlet, one's view from afar is dominated by the extensive complex of bond sheds that form Malcolmburn, owned by and for the maturation of

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. A small farm upon the road that leads in that northerly direction called House of Mulben has also become a tourist attraction by offering such activities as archery, clay pigeon shooting, off-road driving with

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and the chance to fish in a small, private lake. It is one of the few locations within the

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which cannot receive any broadband services, though provisions have been made by

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(through the Digital Scotland programme) to consider upgrading the exchange to provide fibre broadband services.

References

*http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4664.html Villages in Moray Hamlets in Scotland {{Moray-geo-stub