Kinloss Abbey
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.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sueno’s Stone and Kinloss Barracks.
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 1½ miles southwest of Kinloss Abbey.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Kinloss Abbey.
Mosset Park
Sports venue
Photo: Suxamethonium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosset Park is a football ground in the town of Forres in the north-east of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Forres Mechanics F.C. Mosset Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kinloss Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinloss and Findhorn Ecovillage.
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 Ecovillage
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Ecovillage is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kinloss Abbey.
Findhorn
Village
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. Findhorn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kinloss Abbey.
Kinloss Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined abbey in Kinloss, Moray, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Cistercian monastery, monastery ruins, cemetery, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.63387° or 57° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.5664° or 3° 33′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9RJCMM+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 239295230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1332808
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Kinloss Abbey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kinloss abadetxea”
- Chinese: “金洛斯修道院”
- Dutch: “Kinloss Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Kinloss”
- French: “Abbaye de Kinloss”
- German: “Kloster Kinloss”
- Japanese: “キンロス修道院”
- Scots: “Kinloss Aibey”
- Spanish: “abadia de Kinloss”
- Spanish: “abadía de Kinloss”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Kinloss”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CWGC Plot and Kinloss Post Office.
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