Turriff, town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above sea level.

Turriff is pronounced "Turra" locally in the Doric dialect of Scots . The name appears to be Scottish Gaelic in origin, from torr meaning a mound or round hill, or tur meaning a tower.

History

The Knights Templar appear to have a base in the area, and a spot of land nearby is still known as 'Temple Brae'.

Early in 1639, the marquis of Huntly assembled his forces here, and thereafter went to Kintore in lower Aberdeenshire, marching from there to Aberdeen itself. The Marquis being informed that shortly after his arrival in Aberdeen that a meeting of Covenanters was to be held in Turriff on the fourteenth of February resolved to disperse them, by occupying the town with 2000 men. The incident was known as the "First raid of Turray"

More recently the 1913 Turra Cou incident, the result of the refusal to pay National Insurance when it was introduced by Lloyd George's government, also took place in the parish.