Findhorn Bay

Findhorn Bay is a bay in Moray, Scotland. Findhorn Bay is situated nearby to the locality Findhorn Community, as well as near the hamlet Findhorn Ecovillage.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kinloss Abbey and Sueno’s Stone.

Kinloss Abbey

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kinloss Abbey is a Cistercian abbey at Kinloss in the county of Moray, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I "in order to extend the benefits of civilisation to the remoter regions under his sway." The legend of its founding is similar to that of the founding of Holyrood Abbey. Kinloss Abbey is situated 1½ miles southeast of Findhorn Bay.

Sueno’s Stone

Photo: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sueno's Stone is a Picto-Scottish Class III standing stone on the north-easterly edge of Forres in Moray and is the largest surviving Pictish style cross-slab stone of its type in Scotland, standing 6.5 metres in height. Sueno’s Stone is situated 2½ miles south of Findhorn Bay.

Kinloss Barracks

Military installation

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force station, RAF Kinloss. Kinloss Barracks is situated 2 miles east of Findhorn Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Findhorn Ecovillage and Findhorn.

Findhorn Ecovillage

Hamlet

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The Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community is an experimental intentional community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn.

Findhorn

Village

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Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles by road from Forres.

Kinloss

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinloss is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located near the shore of Findhorn Bay, around 3 miles from Findhorn and 2.5 miles from Forres. Northeast of the village is Kinloss Barracks, formerly RAF Kinloss which opened on 1 April 1939.

Findhorn Bay

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Loch Findhorn”
Category: body of water
Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.65° or 57° 39′ north

Longitude

-3.6° or 3° 36′ west

Open location code

9C9RMC22+22

GeoNames ID

2649436

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