Darnaway Castle

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Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle, is located in Darnaway Forest, 3 miles southwest of Forres in Moray, Scotland. This was Comyn land, given to Thomas Randolph along with the Earldom of Moray by King Robert I. The castle has remained the seat of the Earls of Moray ever since. Rebuilt in 1810, it retains the old banqueting hall, capable of accommodating 1,000 men. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°34'26"N, 3°40'55"W

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Darnaway Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brodie Castle, Logie Steading, Sueno's Stone, Kinloss Abbey.

2 miNW
Turreted castle and Clan Brodie displays
Brodie Castle, Forres
51 min walk • Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z plan castle located about 3+1⁄2 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
2.9 miS
57°32'1"N • 3°39'39"W
Logie Steading, Forres
74 min walk • Visitor center, Shopping, Farm
4.2 miNE
Medieval sandstone column with carvings
Sueno's Stone, Forres
108 min walk • Sueno's Stone is a Picto-Scottish Class III standing stone on the north-easterly edge of Forres in Moray and is the largest surviving Pictish style cross-slab stone of its type in Scotland, standing 6.5 metres in height.
5.9 miNE
Monastery
Kinloss Abbey, Forres
152 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.
3.6 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Moray Coast Trail, Forres
92 min walk • The Moray Coastal Trail is a long distance path in north-east Scotland that runs along the coastline of the Moray council area. The route, which is 72 km long, runs between Forres and Cullen.
1.8 miNW
Stela
Rodney's Stone
46 min walk • Rodney's Stone is a two-metre high Pictish cross slab now located close on the approach way to Brodie Castle, near Forres, Moray, Scotland. It was originally found nearby in the grounds of the old church of Dyke and Moy. It is classed as a Class II Pictish stone, meaning that it has a cross on one face, and symbols on the other.
3.6 miNE
57°36'36"N • 3°36'44"W
Falconer Museum, Forres
92 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
2.7 miNE
Specialty museum, Distillery, Museum
Dallas Dhu distillery museum, Forres
70 min walk • The Dallas Dhu distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1899 and 1983 in Forres, Moray, Scotland. Dallas Dhu means "Black Water Valley" in Gaelic. Its whisky also appeared as a "Dallas Mhor" single malt. In 1899, Alexander Edward designed the Dallas Dhu distillery at the height of the whisky boom.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
Cluny Hill, Forres
101 min walk • Cluny Hill is a hill on the East side of Forres, Scotland. At the top of Cluny Hill is Nelson's Tower, built in 1806 to commemorate Admiral Lord Nelson and his victory at Trafalgar. The Tower is open to the public.
6.3 miNE
57°39'6"N • 3°35'25"W
Findhorn Bay Holiday Park, Findhorn
162 min walk • Park
3.4 miS
Archaeological site
Doune of Relugas
88 min walk • The Doune of Relugas is a hill fort located 9.25 kilometres south south west of Forres in Moray, Scotland. It is situated on a rocky knoll rising to approximately 400 feet above ordnance datum and forming the south east part of the promontory at the confluence of the River Findhorn and the River Divie.