on the site of the bypass. Education There are two schools in Fochabers, Milne's Primary School (formerly Milne's Institution) and Milne's High School, which currently serves approximately 300 pupils from Fochabers itself and the surrounding villages and farms. Milne's Institution was originally built in 1846, in accordance with Alexander Milne's Last Will and Testament, using £20,000 he left for this purpose. Notable people John M. Caie (1878–1949), civil servant and poet, author of The Puddock Sir James Cantlie FRCS KBE (1851–1926), co-founder of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene George Chalmers (1742–1825), antiquarian and political writer Arthur Robertson Cushny FRS (1866–1926), professor of pharmacology at Universities of Michigan, US; London and Edinburgh; pioneer in the study of human renal function Fiona Mackenzie (b. 1961), Gaelic singer and Mòd Gold Medal winner from Orton, Fochabers Fish, lead singer of Marillion, acquired his nickname while living in Fochabers William Marshall (Scottish composer) (1748–1833), composer of Scottish fiddle music Jane Maxwell (1748–1812), fourth Duchess of Gordon Alexander Milne (1742–1838), Scottish-American entrepreneur and philanthropist George Muirhead FRSE (1845–1928), naturalist and Commissioner to the Duke of Gordon Sir James Sivewright KCMG (1848–1916), telegraph and railway pioneer in South Africa; Cape Colony politician and member of Cecil Rhodes' cabinet Allan Wilson (1856 – 1893), major in the Victoria Volunteers and commander of the infamous Shangani Patrol, whose last stand fighting overwhelming odds made him a national hero in Britain and Rhodesia. References External links A96 Fochabers and Mosstodloch Bypass Scotland Census 2011 Villages in Moray River Spey