Kinneddar, Lossiemouth

Name: Kinneddar
Address: Lossiemouth, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Lossiemouth

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Kinneddar is a small settlement on the outskirts of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, near the main entrance to RAF Lossiemouth. Long predating the modern town of Lossiemouth, Kinneddar was a major monastic centre for the Pictish kingdom of Fortriu from the 6th or 7th centuries, and the source of the important collection of Pictish stones called the Drainie Carved Stones. The Kirk of Kinneddar was the cathedral of the Diocese of Moray between 1187 and 1208, and remained an important centre of diocesan administration and residence of the Bishop of Moray through the 13th and 14th centuries. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°42'37"N, 3°18'12"W

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Kinneddar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moray Golf Club, Elgin Cathedral, Spynie Palace, St Giles' Church.

0.8 miNW
Golf
Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth
20 min walk • Moray Golf Club is situated in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. The club has two eighteen-hole courses appropriately called the Old Course and the New Course. The club has played host to many championships, both amateur and professional. The old and new courses were designed by Old Tom Morris and Henry Cotton respectively.
4.1 miS
Ruins of a centuries-old Catholic church
Elgin Cathedral, Elgin
106 min walk • Elgin Cathedral, often referred to as the "Lantern of the North," is a historic and architectural marvel located in the city of Elgin, Scotland. This medieval structure, now a ruin, once stood as a beacon of ecclesiastical might and spiritual guidance in the region of...
2.4 miS
Remains of a 1300's bishop's residence
Spynie Palace, Elgin
62 min walk • Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland. The founding of the palace dates back to the late 12th century.
4.3 miS
Church
St Giles' Church, Elgin
109 min walk • St Giles' Church is a Church of Scotland church situated in the centre of Elgin, Moray, in north-east Scotland. It is Elgin's original parish church.
2.6 miSW
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Duffus Castle, Elgin
68 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.
4.5 miS
57°38'46"N • 3°18'54"W
SpireRoxx, Elgin
114 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Climbing
4.4 miS
Shopping
Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin
112 min walk • Gordon & MacPhail is an independent bottler and distiller of Scotch Whisky, founded in 1895 and located in Elgin in the north-east of Scotland. It is a family business owned by the Urquhart Family. Gordon & MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd.
1.6 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth
42 min walk • Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, originally belonging to the Northern Lighthouse Board, is built on top of a small headland on the south coast of the Moray Firth at Covesea, near Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.
4.2 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Elgin Museum, Elgin
108 min walk • Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Its collections cover area fossils and geology, archaeology, ethnography, art and local history. Opened in 1843, it is one of the oldest independent museums in the country. The museum is run by The Moray Society. Entry to the museum is free.
4.2 miS
Memorial
Little Cross, Elgin
109 min walk • The Little Cross is a monument in Elgin, Scotland, located at end of the city's High Street. It marks the boundary between secular Elgin and the religious Chanonry, a part of the town that had historically been given over to ecclesiastical governance under the Bishops of Moray.
4.4 miS
Monastery
Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Elgin
112 min walk • Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Moray is one of the few Catholic monasteries, founded in Scotland after the Reformation in 1560.