Covesea
Covesea is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Covesea is situated nearby to the village Duffus, as well as near Hopeman.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gordonstoun and Covesea Skerries Lighthouse.
Gordonstoun
School
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Gordonstoun School is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two generations of British royalty have been educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip and his son King Charles III.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pemm, Public domain.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, originally belonging to the Northern Lighthouse Board, is built on top of a small headland on the south coast of the Moray Firth at Covesea, near Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.
Duffus Castle
Grassland
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Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. Duffus Castle is situated 2 miles south of Covesea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duffus and Hopeman.
Duffus
Village
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duffus is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland. It is best known for the nearby Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.
Hopeman
Village
Photo: Craig Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopeman is a seaside village in Moray, Scotland, it is situated on the coast of the Moray Firth, founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. Hopeman is situated 2½ miles west of Covesea.
Lossiemouth
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lossiemouth is a village on the coast of Moray in North East Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 7870. It developed as a fishing port in the 18th and 19th centuries, but the harbour is small and that industry has gone.
Covesea
- Type: Locality
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.71575° or 57° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.36652° or 3° 21′ 60″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C9RPJ8M+89GeoNames ID
13278524
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