Place:


Mortlach  Banffshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mortlach like this:

Mortlach, par., mid. Banffshire, 34,184 ac., pop. 2934; contains Duff town, at which is Mortlach Distillery. Near the church of Mortlach is an antiquity called "The Stone of Mortlach," which, according to tradition, was erected to commemorate the victory of Malcolm II. over the Danes in 1010.

Mortlach through time

Mortlach is now part of Moray district. Click here for graphs and data of how Moray has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mortlach itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mortlach, in Moray and Banffshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16847

Date accessed: 02nd November 2024


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