Craigellachie, Moray

In advance of the creation of the new distillery and visitor experience at the Macallan distillery, archaeological excavations were undertaken by AOC Archaeology in 2014. The archaeologists found that people had been living and working in the area for thousands of years. There found evidence of people working in the area in the Middle Bronze Age (radiocarbon dates of 1681–1503 cal BC); had built a small settlement in the Late Bronze Age (radiocarbon dates of between 1050 and 800 BC); then a single ring-ditch roundhouse in the Middle Iron Age (radiocarbon dates of 171 BC - AD 51); another small settlement between the ninth to twelfth centuries AD with two post-ring roundhouses; and a 19th century quarry. There was also some evidence (two stone tools) of people being in the area during the Mesolithic period. ==Places in Craigellachie==

Notable places in Craigellachie include the Fiddichside Inn, Highlander Inn, and the Craigellachie Hotel. It is home to the Craigellachie and Macallan distilleries. There is a petrol station in the top half of the village, with a car wash and an electric vehicle charger. Nearby sights include Balvenie Castle and Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, Aberlour distillery in Aberlour, and The Glenlivet distillery. Craigellachie Golf Club was first recorded in 1898 and continued until the 1950s, after which the location was converted to farmland. ==Name connection==

Craigellachie, British Columbia, is named after the Scottish village and is the place where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven in November 1885. ==References==