Kinloss
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| Kinloss Gaelic: Cinn Lois | |
| Morayshire | |
|---|---|
 War Memorial at Kinloss Abbey | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NJ065615 |
| Location: | 57°38’13"N, 3°33’47"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Moray |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Moray |
Kinloss is a village in Morayshire. It is located near the shore of Findhorn Bay, around three miles from Findhorn and 2½ miles from Forres. [1] Northeast of the village is Kinloss Barracks, formerly RAF Kinloss which opened on 1 April 1939.[2]
It is believed that 1,000 aircraft were dismantled at Kinloss, after the end of the Second World War. Investigations are on for possible radioactive contamination in RAF Kinloss.[3]
The Cistercian Kinloss Abbey was created in 1150 by King David. Under abbot Robert Reid the abbey became a centre of academic excellence in the 1530s. It now lies almost completely ruined.
References
- ↑ Kinloss Parish and Town. The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. vol. 2. by Rev. John Marius Wilson http://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee02wilsuoft#page/234/mode/1up
- ↑ Crowther, Stuart. "RAF aim for a smooth transition for Kinloss base". STV Forres. http://local.stv.tv/forres/news/27284-raf-aim-for-a-smooth-transition-for-kinloss-base/. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "RAF Kinloss". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18122594. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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Outside links
- Findhorn and Kinloss community website
- Catholic Encyclopedia article on Kinloss's Cistercian monastery
- Cistercian Abbeys: KINLOSS
- Kinloss Abbey
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