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Local Accommodation Local History Feedback Nearby .... Banchory ... situated on the river Dee and gateway to the valley of the Feugh. Aberdeen ... the granite city with a wealth of architectural gems! Maps ... For a closer look at the area, just load our active Aberdeenshire Map and choose your destination. Links ... Details of all items in this introduction are available from the Tourist Office. Aberdeen Tourist Board Scottish Tourist Board Scottish Towns	he ancient town of Turriff, with its distinctive red sandstone houses, is mentioned in the Book of Deer - a 12th century manuscript discovered six centuries later (1857) in the library of Cambridge University. The story of this important Aberdeenshire town is a long and often fascinating one which you can read about in more detail in our history section. he importance of Turriff is perhaps summed up by this Aberdeenshire saying: "Turra, Turra, faur the sorra idder?" Basically, it questions the wisdom of anyone who would want to be anywhere other than Turriff! History remembers Turriff as the place which witnessed the first serious bloodshed of the Civil War, for it was here in 1639 that the Covenanters and the Royalist forces clashed - the encounter being known as the "Trot of Turriff".
	Last updated August 2000
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