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Burghead is a long, sandy beach. At low tide there is vast, wide expanse of sand, but this all but disappears when the tide comes in. It is a popular place for boating as well as for walking along the beach, taking in the scenery.
This part of the Moray coastline is one of the best places in the country for spotting dolphins and even, if you’re very lucky, whales. Behind the beach there are sand dunes as well as a nature reserve. Roseisle Forest lies south of Burghead Beach Caravan Park. It offers a picnic and play area and trails through the scented pinewoods.
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Mottes were common in Scotland the 1100s and 1200s, before they were replaced by stone castles. They were fortifications, usually consisting of a wooden keep on top of an artificial earthwork mound. Some also had an enclosed courtyard or bailey, containing additional wooden buildings, protected by a ditch and palisade.
Duffus Castle was a fortress–residence for more than 500 years, from the 1100s to the 1700s. The stone castle we see today was built in the 1300s, replacing an earlier timber fortress.
Once one of the strongest castles in Scotland, it was reduced to a decaying ruin by the time of its abandonment in 1705. But the castle remains an impressive sight, situated on a mound rising out of the flat Laich of Moray.
The Laich of Moray or Laigh of Moray (locally: Laich o' Moray) (Scottish Gaelic: Machair Mhoireibh) is the rich agricultural coastal plain in Moray. Laich is a Scots word meaning Low-lying land. The generally accepted area covered by the term Laich of Moray is from Fochabers to Brodie and also includes the towns of Elgin, Forres, Lossiemouth, Burghead, Hopeman and Lhanbryde.
Yesterday down at the Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto Ontario.
A tranquil riverside scene unfolds beneath a clear blue sky, where shallow water flows gently over smooth, sunlit stones. Lush green trees frame the river on both sides, their reflections shimmering on the calm surface. Dappled light filters through the foliage, creating a peaceful contrast of shadow and warmth. The landscape feels quiet and undisturbed, capturing a perfect moment of natural serenity along a woodland riverbank.
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Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
The ‘Church of the Blessed Peter at Duffus’ is first mentioned in a charter from 1190 The church was probably built by Freskin de Moray, who also constructed the mighty Duffus Castle nearby.
The church was badly damaged in the early 1300s during the Wars of Independence. It is situated in an situated in an idyllic location among mature trees. A rare medieval ‘mercat’ cross survives among the grave stones.