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ABERLOUR, village and parish on south-west border of Banffshire. The village stands on the Spey, 17 miles south-west of Keith, was founded in 1812, presents a well-built appearance, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Craigellachie, a railway station, 2 banking offices, an Established Norman church of 1861, a Free church, an Episcopalian early English church of 1877, an orphanage connected with that church, and a public school with about 190 scholars. Pop. 721. The parish is 9 miles long and 5 miles broad. Acres, 14,781. Real property in 1880-81, 6464. Pop., quoad civilia, 1912 ; quoad sacra, 1794. The Spey traces all the boundary with Elginshire, and is here deep and rapid. Aberlour burn, entering that river at the village, makes a cascade of 30 feet. Craigellachie on the Spey will be separately noticed. The south-western district is mountainous, and includes most of Benrinnes ; the other districts also are prevailingly hilly, yet about two-thirds of the entire area are cultivated. Aberlour House is an elegant modern mansion. There are 3 schools for 343 scholars, and include recent enlargements for 61.
