Turriff

Turriff Scottish Gaelic: Baile Thurra Scots: Turra
Population	5,708 (2001)
OS grid reference	NJ725505
• Edinburgh	160 miles (257 km)
• London	569 miles (916 km)
Civil parish	Turriff
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TURRIFF
Postcode district	AB53
Dialling code	01888
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East

Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above sea level. It is known locally as Turra in the Doric dialect of Scots. The name appears to be Scottish Gaelic in origin, from "torr" meaning a mound or round hill, or "tur" meaning a tower.

History

Turriff mercat cross

The Knights Templar appear to have had a base in the area, and a nearby site is still known as "Temple Brae".

Early in 1639, the Marquis of Huntly assembled his forces here, and thereafter went to Kintore in lower Aberdeenshire, eventually marching from there to Aberdeen itself. The Marquis — being informed shortly after his arrival in Aberdeen that a meeting of Covenanters was to be held in Turriff on the fourteenth of February — resolved to disperse them, by occupying the town with 2000 men. The incident was known as the "First raid of Turray".

Other websites

• The Turriff and District Tourism Action Group Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine