Tomintoul

Tomintoul Scottish Gaelic: Tom an t-Sabhail Scots: Tamintowl
Tomintoul
Tomintoul shown within Moray
Population	322 (Census 2001)
OS grid reference	NJ165185
Council area	Moray
Lieutenancy area	Banffshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLINDALLOCH
Postcode district	AB37
Dialling code	01807
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Moray
Scottish Parliament	Moray
List of places UK Scotland 57°15′04″N 3°22′41″W / 57.251°N 3.378°W / 57.251; -3.378Coordinates: 57°15′04″N 3°22′41″W / 57.251°N 3.378°W / 57.251; -3.378

Tomintoul (ⁱ/ˌtɒmᵻnˈtaʊl/; from Scottish Gaelic: Tom an t-Sabhail, meaning "Hillock of the Barn") is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland; until 1975 it was in the county of Banffshire.

It is said to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, but at 345 m (1,132 ft) is still much lower than the highest village in Scotland (Wanlockhead, in Dumfries and Galloway).

The village was laid out on a grid pattern by the 4th Duke of Gordon in 1775. It followed the construction, twenty years previously, of a military road by William Caulfeild – now the A939. By 1841 the parish reached a population of 1,722. In 1951 this had fallen to just 531. The 2001 census reveals a village population of 322 with the total parish population now unavailable.

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