Blackhillock
Blackhillock is a farm in Moray, Scotland. Blackhillock is situated nearby to the forest Burgie Wood, as well as near the village Rafford.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blervie Castle and Kinloss Abbey.
Blervie Castle
Castle
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blervie Castle is a ruined 16th-century Z-plan tower house, about 2.5 miles south-east of Forres, Moray, Scotland, and about 1 mile north-east of Rafford. Alternative names are Blare; Blarvie; Blairvie; Blervie Tower; and Ulerin. Blervie Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blackhillock.
Kinloss Abbey
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Kinloss Abbey is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackhillock.
Glenburgie distillery
Distillery
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Glenburgie distillery, is Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located near Alves, Moray, Scotland. Glenburgie distillery is situated 1 mile north of Blackhillock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rafford and Kinloss.
Rafford
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rafford is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the town of Forres, and 5.5 miles northwest of the village of Dallas. Rafford is situated 2½ miles southwest of Blackhillock.
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. Kinloss is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blackhillock.
Forres
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Forres is a town in Moray in northeast Scotland, with a population of 9090 in 2020. By the second century AD it was sufficiently famous to be mapped as Οὐάραρ εἴσχυσις — "Varar Estuary" — by Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria.
Blackhillock
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61016° or 57° 36′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.52654° or 3° 31′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C9RJF6F+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 891293306OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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