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Duffus Castle

Name: Duffus Castle
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Location: Heldon, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Hopeman Beach Huts – Duffus Castle loop from Seatown

33.9km

01:57

140m

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Grant Park – Sueno's Stone loop from Lower Rafford

68.7km

03:24

220m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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3. Elgin Cathedral Ruins – Grant Park loop from Elgin

75.2km

03:39

290m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Michèle Linton

December 12, 2023

Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.

Michèle Linton

December 29, 2023

The ancestral seat of the earls of Moray

Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.

He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.

Ian Jackson

May 3, 2024

Lovely cafe with home baking open certain days - please check.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Heldon, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Duffus Castle

1. Hopeman Beach Huts – Duffus Castle loop from Seatown

2. Grant Park – Sueno's Stone loop from Lower Rafford

3. Elgin Cathedral Ruins – Grant Park loop from Elgin

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