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Findhorn (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Èir or Inbhir Èireann) [2] 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 (5 km) northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles (9 km) by road from Forres.
In the lower Findhorn the bedrock is Old Red Sandstone that was deposited after the Caledonian orogeny. The rapid uplift of the mountain terrain to the south was accompanied by similarly rapid river erosion that resulted in sediment being spread throughout the Moray Firth basin and further north to Orkney and Shetland some 360–400 mya. At ...
The firth is named after the 10th-century Province of Moray, whose name in turn is believed to derive from the sea of the firth itself.The local names Murar or Morar are suggested to derive from Muir, the Gaelic for sea, [2] whilst Murav and Morav are believed to be rooted in Celtic words Mur (sea) and Tav (side), condensed to Mur'av for sea-side. [3]
The eastern end of the Culbin Forest from the north west with the Moray Firth in the foreground and Burghead Bay and Findhorn Bay beyond. This huge forest is almost completely owned by the Forestry and Land Scotland. [1] It is split by several large paths and smaller tracks in between. The densely covered areas off these paths are difficult to ...
River Spey at Aberlour The River Findhorn is crossed by the Highland Main Line railway and the A9 road just east of Tomatin. Simple coastal catchments. Water of Philorth; Pouk Burn; The Dour; Tore Burn; Deveron catchment. River Deveron. Idoch Water (R) Burn of Forgue (R) River Isla, Moray (L) Burn of Cairnie (R) Burn of Davidston (R) River ...
Map of places in Moray compiled from this list This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, village or hamlet in the Moray council area of Scotland.
44 Findhorn, Crown and Anchor Inn 57°39′35″N 3°36′45″W / 57.659756°N 3.612429°W / 57.659756; -3.612429 ( 44 Findhorn, Crown and Anchor Category C(S)
The Moray and Nairn Coast is a protected wetland site on the southern shore of the Moray Firth, in the west of Scotland.A total of 2,412 hectares comprises two areas: intertidal flats, saltmarsh and sand dunes at Findhorn Bay and Culbin Bar, and alluvial deposits and woodland of the lower River Spey and Spey Bay.