Burghead Fort, Burghead

Name: Burghead Fort
Address: Burghead, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Burghead

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Burghead Fort was a Pictish promontory fort on the site now occupied by the small town of Burghead in Moray, Scotland. It was one of the earliest power centres of the Picts and was three times the size of any other enclosed site in Early Medieval Scotland. The fort was probably the main centre of the Pictish Kingdom of Fortriu, flourishing like the kingdom itself from the 4th to the 9th centuries. ()

Length: 1000 ftWidth: 600 ftCoordinates: 57°42'13"N, 3°29'50"W

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Burghead United Kingdom

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Burghead Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Duffus Castle, Kinloss Abbey, Burghead Transmitting Station, Findhorn Bay Holiday Park.

5.1 miE
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Duffus Castle, Elgin
131 min walk • 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.
5.5 miSW
Monastery
Kinloss Abbey, Forres
139 min walk • Kinloss Abbey is a Cistercian abbey at Kinloss in the county of Moray, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I and was first colonised by monks from Melrose Abbey. It received its Papal Bull from Pope Alexander III in 1174, and later came under the protection of the Bishop of Moray in 1187.
1 miE
Tower
Burghead Transmitting Station, Burghead
26 min walk • The Burghead transmitting station is a broadcasting facility near Burghead in Scotland for long wave and medium wave radio transmission that started service on 12 October 1936.
5 miSW
57°39'6"N • 3°35'25"W
Findhorn Bay Holiday Park, Findhorn
127 min walk • Park
5.3 miSW
57°39'46"N • 3°37'11"W
Findhorn Marina, Findhorn
136 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.6 miS
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Roseisle distillery
67 min walk • Roseisle is a distillery of Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, in Roseisle, near Elgin, Morayshire, in the Strathspey region of Scotland. The distillery is owned by multinational drinks company Diageo. The distillery opened in 2010 and is the largest-ever built at 3,000 sq m and a cost of £40million.
5.4 miSW
Village
Kinloss
138 min walk • 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.