Spindle Muir

Spindle Muir is a forest in Moray, Scotland. Spindle Muir is situated nearby to the hamlet College of Roseisle, as well as near Newton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duffus Castle and Roseisle distillery.

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.

Roseisle distillery

Distillery

Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roseisle distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery, in Roseisle, near Elgin, Moray, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.

Burghead Transmitting Station

Building

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.

The Burghead transmitting station is a broadcasting facility near Burghead in Scotland for medium wave radio transmission that started service on 12 October 1936.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hopeman and Burghead.

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.

Burghead

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burghead is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about 8 miles north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, surrounding it by water on three sides.