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Duffus Castle

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

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1. Spey Viaduct – Duffus Castle loop from Duffus

63.0km

02:56

270m

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

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2. Duffus Castle – Windy loop from Seatown

32.6km

01:49

120m

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

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

68.7km

03:24

220m

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

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Michèle Linton-Sinclair

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-Sinclair

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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Location: Heldon, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Duffus Castle

1. Spey Viaduct – Duffus Castle loop from Duffus

2. Duffus Castle – Windy loop from Seatown

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

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