Fochabers Cross
Fochabers Cross is a memorial in Moray, Scotland. Fochabers Cross is situated nearby to the church Gordon Chapel, as well as near Gordon Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordon Castle and Gordon Chapel.
Gordon Castle
Castle
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gordon Castle is a historic country house and former ducal seat near Fochabers in the parish of Bellie in Moray, Scotland. Originally built in the 1470s by George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly, as a fortified tower known as the Bog o’ Gight, it evolved over the centuries into one of the largest and most distinguished houses in Scotland. Gordon Castle is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Fochabers Cross.
Gordon Chapel
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gordon Chapel is a nineteenth century church in Fochabers, Scotland. It is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church, under the governance of the United Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. Gordon Chapel is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Fochabers Cross.
St Mary’s
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's, Fochabers is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Fochabers, Moray, in Scotland and is a part of the RC Diocese of Aberdeen. The building is significant for the high quality of its altar and stained glass windows. St Mary’s is situated 2,000 feet south of Fochabers Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fochabers and Bellie.
Fochabers
Village
Photo: Qeqertaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fochabers is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, 10 miles east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey.
Bellie
Hamlet
Bellie is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Little survives of the old parish church at Bellie, located 2 miles north of Fochabers, although its graveyard is preserved.
Mosstodloch
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mosstodloch is a small village in Moray, Scotland, lying near the A96 between Fochabers and Elgin on the west bank of the River Spey. The village was served by Balnacoul Halt railway station from 1893 to 1931.
Fochabers Cross
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61826° or 57° 37′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.09346° or 3° 5′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C9RJW94+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 12959210677OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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