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Forres (/ ˈ f ɒr ɪ s /; Scottish Gaelic: Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Inverness and 12 miles (19 km) west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. [2]
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The County of Moray, (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county in Scotland. The county town was Elgin.The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975.
Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located between Mundole Estate and Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth. RAF Forres also had a training strip located between the River Findhorn and Mundole Estate. The training strip is still visible from satellite ...
The A96 runs east to west across Alves and connects the village to the nearest towns of Forres (to the west) and Elgin (to the east). [1] The hamlets of Garrowslack and Hillside lie to the southeast and are made up of isolated farms and houses. Alves Wood to the west of the village is a large conifer plantation.
The first tolbooth in Forres was completed in the mid-16th century. [2] It was primarily used as a prison, but was in a ruinous condition by 1655. Extensive repairs were carried out in the 1670s and the late 1690s. A bell was installed in 1708 and a clock was installed in 1711. [3] The foundation stone for the current structure was laid in 1838.
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 (21 feet) in height. [1] [2] [3] It is situated on a raised bank on a now isolated section of the former road to Findhorn.
Forres Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Forres, Moray, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Forres Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]