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Attraction · near Forres · Moray

Rodney's Stone

Rodney's Stone is an attraction 3.7 km west of Forres. Add Brodie Castle, 500 m away, to a visit; it leads 11 places within 15 km.

Where
3.7 km
west of Forres
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Attraction near Forres

Just outside Forres

Rodney's Stone is 3.7 km west of Forres. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Forres the warm season is June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°56 mm
Feb8° / 1°49 mm
Mar10° / 3°43 mm
Apr12° / 4°46 mm
May15° / 6°53 mm
Jun17° / 9°65 mm
Jul19° / 11°65 mm
Aug19° / 11°71 mm
Sep17° / 9°71 mm
Oct13° / 6°77 mm
Nov9° / 3°62 mm
Dec7° / 1°62 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Forres, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Forres. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Forres’ full climate →
About

Rodney's Stone

Attraction.

Type
Attraction
Town
3.7 km west of Forres
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting to Rodney's Stone

Orange is Rodney's Stone; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Rodney's Stone

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 3.7 km east of it

Forres

9,290 people · 10 places to visit

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

11 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 3 museums and an abbey or priory among them.

1Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle500 m away2CastleDarnaway Castle2.8 km away3Abbey or prioryKinloss Abbey9 km away4CastleRait Castle10 km away5CastleBlervie Castle8.6 km away6MuseumMuseumMorayvia9.5 km away7MuseumMuseumDallas Dhu Historic Distillery5.2 km away8MuseumMuseumFalconer Museum5.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Rodney's Stone, answered

Where is Rodney's Stone?

Rodney's Stone is 3.7 km west of Forres, Moray.

What is Rodney's Stone?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Rodney's Stone?

June to August are the warmest months in Forres, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Rodney's Stone?

Within 15 km: Brodie Castle (500 m), Darnaway Castle (2.8 km), Kinloss Abbey (9 km) and Rait Castle (10 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).

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