Dirtin Lane
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Dirtin Lane
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 18 Feb 2019
I was told by a lady who had lived in Macduff for over half a century that this tiny lane was known as Dirtin Lane because there was a dairy at the foot of it and it was always clarted with cows' muck. These days it descends by a set of steps to Crook o' Ness Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.671378
Longitude
-2.496204