Longmorn
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Longmorn is a village in Moray, Scotland, famous for its malt whisky distilleries. It lies approximately two and a half miles south of Elgin on the main road from Elgin to Rothes. This village was once a small railway junction, and the beginning of the Birnie Distillery spur off; the now disused Elgin to Craigellachie line that then continued south to Aviemore and beyond.
The station and platform still survive and are still in good condition. While the station house is lived in, the track, however, is long gone. There are currently moves to clear the track to create a cycle path that would link Elgin to the Speyside Way at Craigellachie and from there to Aviemore and the National Cycle Network.
Most of the village is taken up by the Benriach Distillery (reopened 2004), and the Longmorn Distillery. Relatively few people are employed in them and the village is mainly a dormitory of Elgin.
