Giants Cradle
Giants Cradle is a cave in Moray, Scotland. Giants Cradle is situated nearby to Dufftown distillery, as well as near the cemetery Mortlach Churchyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mortlach Parish Church and Dufftown distillery.
Mortlach Parish Church
Church
Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mortlach Parish Church is a church within the Church of Scotland serving the parish of Mortlach, in Moray, close to the village of Dufftown. The site of the church has long been associated with Christianity, going back perhaps as far as 566 when St Moluag is said to have founded a religious community there. Mortlach Parish Church is situated 3,300 feet north of Giants Cradle.
Dufftown distillery
Distillery
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dufftown distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1895 as "Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery", the distillery is currently owned by Diageo. Dufftown distillery is situated 2,200 feet north of Giants Cradle.
Stephen Cottage Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stephen Hospital is a cottage hospital in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. Stephen Cottage Hospital is situated 1 mile north of Giants Cradle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dufftown and Aberlour.
Dufftown
Town
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Dufftown is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement.
Aberlour
Village
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Aberlour is a town in Moray, Scotland, 12 miles south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named Aberlour, but the name is more commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey – although the full name of the village is Charlestown of Aberlour. Aberlour is situated 4½ miles northwest of Giants Cradle.
Craigellachie
Village
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Craigellachie is a small village in Moray, Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and River Fiddich, in walking distance of the town of Aberlour. Craigellachie is situated 4½ miles northwest of Giants Cradle.
Giants Cradle
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.42989° or 57° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.13106° or 3° 7′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C9RCVH9+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5167499908OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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