Kinloss Abbey
Kinloss Abbey is a ruined abbey. Its setting is 2.4 km northeast of Forres. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Abbey or priory near Forres
Just outside Forres
Kinloss Abbey is 2.4 km northeast of Forres. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Forres has 171 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Forres peak at 17–19°C, June to August.
Kinloss Abbey
Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. Look also at Brodie Castle, 9.4 km away, first of 13 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2.4 km northeast of Forres
The area around Kinloss Abbey
Orange shows Kinloss Abbey; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
Of the 4, Elgin is the largest, at 24,617 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Forres
Elgin
Lossiemouth
Nairn
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Kinloss Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forres | 2.4 km southwest of it | 9,290 | 10 |
| Elgin | 15 km east of it | 24,617 | 9 |
| Lossiemouth | 19 km northeast of it | 6,654 | 3 |
| Nairn | 19 km west of it | 9,576 | 2 |
Make a day of it near Kinloss Abbey
Our list has 13 more within 15 km, among them 5 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle9.4 km away2MuseumMuseumMorayvia600 m away3
CastleDuffus Castle14 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey8.5 km away5
CastleDarnaway Castle9.6 km away6
CastleBlervie Castle4.3 km away7
CastleElgin Castle15 km away8MuseumMuseumFalconer Museum3.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Kinloss Abbey
Where is Kinloss Abbey?
Kinloss Abbey is 2.4 km northeast of Forres, Moray.
What is Kinloss Abbey?
Ruined abbey in Kinloss, Moray, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Kinloss Abbey?
June to August are the warmest months in Forres, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kinloss Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Kinloss Abbey?
Within 15 km: Brodie Castle (9.4 km), Morayvia (600 m), Duffus Castle (14 km) and Pluscarden Abbey (8.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Kinloss Abbey: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darnaway Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blervie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Castle: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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