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Dufftown, located in Moray, was originally named Mortlach during the Middle Ages. The name of the town was changed to Dufftown in the 19th Century when the Earl of Fife constructed the actual town. The town is well known today for hosting a highland games event every summer; an event which attracts numerous tourists. The most notable building in the area is Balvenie Castle, which was partially constructed from stones taken from the ruins of Auchindoun Castle. Visitors will find there are ample accommodation options in the local area along with a range of different eating establishments.

The Scottish burgh of Dufftown is located within the area that is known as Moray. The area was originally known as Mortlach during the time of the Middle Ages. Up until the nineteenth century the Earl of Fife erected the town as a housing area for soldiers returning from the war and he named the town as Dufftown. The town of Dufftown hosts the annual event of Highland Games and these take place in July. The Highland Games attract a vast number of tourists every year.

The town of Dufftown has some notable buildings and these include the Balvenie Castle and it was partly built with stones that were taken from the ruins of Auchindoun Castle that is close by. The street plans for the town of Dufftown shows that the town has four main roads that all meet at the clock tower that was previously a prison but this is now used as a tourist information centre.

The town of Dufftown is situated close to the River Fiddich and this is also the location for several distilleries for Scotch Whisky. The town of Dufftown produces more malt whisky than any other area or town. There are a lot of distilleries within the area and these are the Mortlach, Glenfiddich, Kininvie, Dufftown and also Balvenie. There were once some other distilleries that were once in the area and these are Convalmore, Pittyvaich and also Parkmore.

The Harry Potter series that was known as the Hogwarts is the main setting of the series and this thought to be close to the town of Dufftown.