Villages in Moray

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Aberlour () is a town in Moray, Scotland, south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named Aberlour, but the name is more commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey – although the full name of the village is Charlestown of Aberlour.

Findhorn ( or Inbhir Èireann) is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles (9 km) by road from Forres.

village in Moray, Scotland, UK, on the east of Findhorn Bay

Tomintoul (; from , meaning "Hillock of the Barn") is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire.

Lhanbryde (Gaelic: Lann Brìghde) is a village that lies east of Elgin in Moray, Scotland. Previously bisected by the A96, it was bypassed in the early 1990s and now lies to the north of this busy trunk road. It had a population of 1,880 at the 2011 Census.

Fochabers (; ) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich musical and cultural history. The village is also home to Baxters, the family-run manufacturer of foodstuffs.

Portknockie (, the hilly port) is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland.

Findochty (pronounced , , ) is a village in Moray, Scotland, on the shores of the Moray Firth; historically it was part of Banffshire. ==Churches== There are a number of churches in this small village, including Church of Scotland, Salvation Army, & Methodist congregations. There are also the Christian Brethren at Chapel Street, and at the Station Road Hall - which has an annual Bible Conference every September drawing Christians from all parts of the British Isles and many overseas countries.

Hopeman (, ) is a seaside village in Moray, Scotland, it is situated on the coast of the Moray Firth, founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. According to the 2011 census, Hopeman has a population of 1,724 and approximately 701 households.

Portgordon, or sometimes Port Gordon, () is a village in Moray, Scotland, south-west of Buckie. It was established in 1797 by Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon as a fishing village. It had a population of 844 at the time of the 2011 census. The Portgordon Community Harbour Group was trying to regenerate the harbour and open a marina.

Ballindalloch () is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Mosstodloch () is a small village in Moray, Scotland, lying near the A96 between Fochabers and Elgin on the west bank of the River Spey.

Archiestown is a small village in Moray, Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. Originally intended as a weaving centre, it is better known for the nearby distilleries of Cardhu, Knockando, Tamdhu and The Macallan.

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

alt=|thumb|Duffus Duffus () is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland. It is best known for the nearby Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.

Garmouth () is a village in Moray, north east Scotland. It is situated close to the mouth of the River Spey and the coast of the Moray Firth at nearby Kingston (originally called the Port of Garmouth, it was renamed after a number of shipbuilders from Kingston-Upon-Hull found success there). thumb|Plaque commemorating the landing of Charles II of England|King Charles II at Garmouth Garmouth has a claim to fame as the landing point of King Charles II on his return from exile in 1650 AD. A plaque in the village commemorates his signing there of the 1638 National Covenant and the 1643 Solemn Leag

The Cabrach () is an estate and largely depopulated rural community in Moray, Scotland. The meaning of the name has been much disputed. Traditionally it is held to mean "timber moss", though this has no recognisable counterpart in Scottish Gaelic, and Alexander Smith (1875) suggests no Gaelic meaning can be assigned. Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003) gives a meaning "antler place", whilst Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place-names in Scotland, suggests "the place of the trees".

ecovillage in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Rafford () is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately southeast of the town of Forres, and northwest of the village of Dallas.

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Drummuir () is a small village in Scotland, in the traditional county of Banffshire, and in the Moray council area. It is between Dufftown (), Keith () and Huntly ().

Cummingston is located in Moray on the north-east coast of Scotland. It lies on the B9012, sandwiched between the two fishing villages of Hopeman and Burghead. It was known as "the Collach", possibly from Scottish Gaelic an Coileach meaning "eddy".

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Auchnarrow () is a village in Moray, Scotland.

Maggieknockater (, meaning "field of the fuller" or "plain of the hilly ridge") is a hamlet on the A95 road between Craigellachie and Mulben in Scotland in the Moray council area, in the county of Banffshire.

Arradoul is a small village in Scotland, in the traditional county of Banffshire, and in the Moray council area. It is a ribbon settlement on the south side of main A98 road between Cullen and Fochabers, near to the Buckpool turn off to the town of Buckie. To the south of the village are the farms of Arradoul Mains, Walkerdales and Cairnfield. Arradoul Mains is owned by Christies of Fochabers and grows sapling trees for the forestry industry across the UK. The Cairnfield Estate is an arable farm growing oats and barley.

Auchbreck (, meaning the speckled field) is a village in Moray, Scotland.

Aultmore (from Scottish Gaelic "An t-Allt Mòr", meaning the "Big Burn") is a village in Moray, Scotland, near Keith.

Deskford (Scottish Gaelic: Deasgard) is a parish and a small settlement in Moray, Scotland, formerly in Banffshire.

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

village in Moray, Scotland, UK

Longmorn (, St Earnain's Church) is a village in Moray, Scotland, famous for its malt whisky distilleries. It lies approximately south of Elgin, on the main road from Elgin to Rothes.

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Rathven () is an ecclesiastical parish, village and former civil parish in the historic County of Banff, now in Moray, Scotland. The civil parish was last used as a census subdivision in 2001, with a population of 12,378, The former burgh of Buckie is the largest settlement in the parish, which also includes Findochty and Portknockie.

Mulben () is a hamlet situated at a crossroads that forms the intersection of the A95 road and the B9103 in the Moray council area of Scotland. thumb|left|A view looking south west from the Moray village of Mulben's war memorial It lies on the Burn of Mulben, 6.5 km (4 miles) west of Keith. Upon the arrival of the railway in 1858 linking it with Keith in the east and Elgin to the west it developed allowing the establishment of a primary school and a small number of services. Although the railway still remains, the station closed in 1964 and the building is now a private dwelling.