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Forres, General

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Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)

Site Name Forres, General

Classification Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)

Canmore ID 15849

Site Number NJ05NW 68

NGR NJ 03723 58935

NGR Description Centred on 03726 58935

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15849

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the E.
Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view of Forres Golf Course, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view of the town centred on the tollbooth and town hall with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the W.General View Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.General oblique aerial view of the town, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view of Forres Golf Course, taken from the ENE.General View Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/East. Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground, taken from the ESE.General oblique aerial view centred on Forres with Findhorn Bay beyond, looking N.General View Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/East. Forres, General, NJ05NW 68, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Forres
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Moray
  • Former County Morayshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ05NW 68 03 58.

See Burgh Survey.

An ancient burgh of the king granted by Robert I to Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray in 1312 and forfeited to the Crown in 1455.

G S Pryde 1965.

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