Mains of Sluie
Mains of Sluie is a dwelling in Moray, Scotland. Mains of Sluie is situated nearby to the village Dyke, as well as near Rafford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Darnaway Castle and Randolph’s Leap.
Darnaway Castle
Castle
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle, is located in Darnaway Forest, 3 miles southwest of Forres in Moray, Scotland. This was Comyn land, given to Thomas Randolph along with the Earldom of Moray by King Robert I. Darnaway Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mains of Sluie.
Randolph’s Leap
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Randolph's Leap is an SSSI and area of countryside in Moray, Scotland. The area surrounds the River Findhorn and is named after the point at the river where the sheer rock banks are closest. Randolph’s Leap is situated 2 miles south of Mains of Sluie.
Doune of Relugas
Fort
The Doune of Relugas is a hill fort located 9.25 kilometres south south west of Forres in Moray, Scotland. It is situated on a rocky knoll rising to approximately 400 feet above ordnance datum and forming the south east part of the promontory at the confluence of the River Findhorn and the River Divie. Doune of Relugas is situated 2 miles south of Mains of Sluie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dyke and Rafford.
Dyke
Village
Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dyke is a small village situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 4 miles west of Forres. The origin of the name of the parish of Dyke is supposed to be the Gaelic word dìg, signifying a water drain or ditch. Dyke is situated 4 miles north of Mains of Sluie.
Rafford
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rafford is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the town of Forres, and 5.5 miles northwest of the village of Dallas. Rafford is situated 4 miles northeast of Mains of Sluie.
Forres
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forres is a town in Moray in northeast Scotland, with a population of 9090 in 2020. By the second century AD it was sufficiently famous to be mapped as Οὐάραρ εἴσχυσις — "Varar Estuary" — by Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria.
Mains of Sluie
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.55247° or 57° 33′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.6605° or 3° 39′ 38″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C9RH82Q+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 10884336149OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingGeoNames ID
11071992
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