In the heart of Malt Whisky
Country nestling below Ben Rinnes, at 2755ft (840m) Moray's
highest mountain, the scattered rural community of Edinvillie
(population less than 400) abuts the southern outskirts of Charlestown
of Aberlour.
Edinvillie is virtually equidistant from Inverness
& Aberdeen, being 55 miles & 60 miles away respectively.
Edinvillie's distinctive phone box
Although surrounded by farmland, the outlying community is also home
to world famous distilleries such as:- Benrinnes, Glenfiddich,
Aberlour, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Mortlach, Balvenie to name just a few.
More correctly known as Milltown of Edinville, the ruins of the old mill
still stands by the Lour burn that runs through the village to the nearby River Spey.
The Old Bridge
What
was once the village shop is now a veterinary practice and to
supplement the diverse commercial scene there is a Tree Surgeon,
Farming Contractors, Building Contractors, a Childminder, a Web
Designer,a Contractor specialising in all types of earth moving
machinery, two Electrical Contractors, a Lighting Studio and bed and
breakfast establishments.
The Lour Burn at Edinvillie
The
Lour burn starts its life on nearby Meikle Conval and Ben Rinnes as the
burns of:
Scurran, Rowantree, James, Henheads, Hollen, Beatshach, Lowing, Kelter,
Black and Lynetian falling through a series of waterfalls, growing in
size, through to the Linn Falls and finally into the River Spey at
Aberlour.
The Lowing Burn
Feeding three distilleries enroute (1st Benrinnes, 2nd Glenallachie and
finally Aberlour distilleries). Some of the burns that run
off the Ben also feed other distilleries such as Glenfarclas and Allt a
Bhainne.
Linn Falls
The Old County of Banffshire
Edinvillie
is in a former county of NE Scotland lying between Morayshire
to the west and Aberdeenshire to the east, Banffshire had an area of
641 sq. miles (1660 sq. km) and extended northwards from the Cairngorm
Mountains to the coast of the Moray Firth.Watered
by the River Spey and River Deveron, its county town was Banff.
Edinvillie from Milton Brae
The region remained largely Roman Catholic after the Reformation
(16th century) and suffered greatly in the ensuing struggles.
During the English Revolution (17th century), Banffshire was a Royalist stronghold.
Located in the area are the ruins of several medieval castles and the 12th-century church of Gamrie.
In 1974 it was incorporated into the Banff and Buchan District of the newly created Grampian
Region and in the local government reorganisation of 1996 was divided
between Moray and Aberdeenshire Council Areas
.
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