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    County of Moray (redirect from Morayshire)
    The County of Moray; (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy...
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    The Morayshire Railway was the first railway to be built north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It received royal assent in 1846 but construction was delayed until...
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    central symbol is a cupola, visible atop whisky distilleries throughout Morayshire (which falls within the wider Strathspey region, known for its whisky...
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    Bin of Cullen or Bin Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Am Binnean) is a hill in Moray, Scotland directly inland from Findochty. Bin of Cullen is 320 m in height and...
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    Forres (redirect from Forres, Morayshire)
    Forres (/ˈfɒrɪs/; Scottish Gaelic: Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 25 miles (40 km)...
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    Glenlossie distillery is a single malt whisky distillery in Elgin, Morayshire in Scotland. The Glenlossie distillery was founded in 1876, by John Duff...
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  • Range Halt railway station (Morayshire) served the town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland from 1926 to 1950 on the Morayshire Railway. The station opened...
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    is unlikely that this practice would have been restricted to the three Morayshire locations and likely that it would have been more widespread. Burghead...
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    him hanged the next day. Charles II landed in Scotland at Garmouth in Morayshire on 23 June 1650 and signed the 1638 National Covenant and the 1643 Solemn...
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    Rogart Sutherland IV IV30 ELGIN Morayshire IV IV31 Lossiemouth Morayshire IV IV32 Fochabers Morayshire IV IV36 Forres Morayshire IV IV40 KYLE Ross-shire IV...
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    Fortriu, the largest Brittonic-Pictish kingdom which covered Strathearn, Morayshire and Easter Ross, had fallen by approximately 950 AD to the Gaelic Kingdom...
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    Gordon-Cumming was born on 20 July 1848 at Sanquhar House, near Forres, Morayshire. His parents were Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming—the third of the Gordon-Cumming...
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  • overcrowding, in 1856 all 194 Pitkerners immigrated to Norfolk Island aboard the Morayshire (including a baby born en route) but 16 of them returned to Pitcairn on...
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    the flat coastal lands that occupy parts of the counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire are often excluded as they do not share...
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  • Nevis Fort William Highland 1825 Nikka Whisky Distilling Co Ltd BenRiach Morayshire Speyside 1898 Brown-Forman Benrinnes Banffshire Speyside 1826 Diageo Benromach...
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  • becoming the first team from Banffshire to be accepted into the league, with Morayshire having been represented for several years by Forres Mechanics and Elgin...
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    suggested a route that followed the coast to better serve the Banffshire and Morayshire fishing ports. Three private bills were presented to Parliament seeking...
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    variants of Moray; these older variations are also shown in older names for Morayshire itself, such as Morrowshire. A number of rivers flow into the Moray Firth...
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    was completed in 1842 and Elgin Sheriff Court was built in 1866. The Morayshire Railway was officially opened in ceremonies at Elgin and Lossiemouth on...
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  • Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Morayshire, Nairnshire, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross-shire, Roxburghshire...
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    until 1894. ‡ Absorbed by Dundee royal burgh 1913 See Midlothian See Morayshire † Burghs merged 1929 ‡ Dysart absorbed by Kircaldy royal burgh 1930 See...
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    been suckled by wolves. Scottish folklore tells of how an old man in Morayshire named MacQueen of Findhorn killed the last wolf in 1743. Wolf remains...
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  • the club's name. Proposals included: 'The Celts'; 'The Northern', and 'Morayshire'. Perhaps such choice of names suggest a Highland influence within the...
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    the entire population of 193 people set sail for Norfolk on board the Morayshire, arriving on 8 June after a difficult five-week trip. However, just 18...
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  • for their actions. The Citizen Bushmen departed Cape Town aboard the SS Morayshire on 29 April, arriving at Adelaide about 25 June. As a result of having...
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    growing number. On 3 May 1856, 193 people left Pitcairn Islands aboard the Morayshire. On 8 June 194 people arrived, a baby having been born in transit. The...
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    "MacDonald, Rt Hon. James Ramsay, (12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937), JP Morayshire; MP (Lab.) Aberavon Division of Glamorganshire, 1922–29, Seaham Division...
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  • colony, modern day  Canada Ramsay MacDonald 1924 1929 to 1935 Lossiemouth, Morayshire  Scotland Stanley Baldwin 1924 to 1929 1935 to 1937 Bewdley, Worcestershire...
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    Lossiemouth, Morayshire, the son of a fisherman, and became a cooper working in the herring fishery. On 1 September 1914 he joined the 6th (Morayshire) Battalion...
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland Died 12 August 1990(1990-08-12) (aged 54) Forres, Morayshire, Scotland Genres Scottish folk Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instrument(s)...
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