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- The village has existed for several centuries. The 17th-century cartographer James Gordon (1617–1686) was from Rothiemay. It was the birthplace of James Ferguson FRS (1710–1776), instrument-maker and astronomer. More recently, BBC radio presenter James Naughtie was born and brought up in the village.
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Jun 24, 2024 · ROTHIEMAY, a parish, in the county of Banff, 5½ miles (N. by E.) from Huntly; containing the village of Milltown. This place, of which the name is of uncertain derivation, belonged in the reign of Malcolm IV., to the family of the Abernethys.
Milltown of Rothiemay (Scottish Gaelic: Ràth a' Mhuigh) is a small inland village, built mostly of granite, in the north-east of Scotland and is within the Moray council area bordering neighbouring Aberdeenshire across the river to the south-east.
The First Earl Fife who had Duff House built but never lived in it, instead used Rothiemay House as his main residence. He developed and extended both the House and particularly the grounds, as is shown on General Roy’s Map of 1747.
You can view a comprehensive Gazetteer list for Rothiemay including placenames culled from the Ordnance Survey "Explorer" (1:25000) map, the 1896 Ordnance Survey 1" map, the 1841, 1851 and 1861 Census and Thomson's "Atlas of Scotland" (1832).
Rothiemay is a parish, which lies in Moray Council Area, some 6 miles (10 km) north of Huntly in Aberdeenshire and 8 miles (12 km) east of Keith in Moray. It is located in the old county of Banffshire, which disappeared following the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1974.
The old parish registers of Rothiemay are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration. A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1601 and 1854.
Rothiemay is now part of Moray district. Click here for graphs and data of how Moray has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rothiemay itself, go to Units and Statistics. How to reference this page:
