<< Our Photo Pages >> The Fairy Knowe - Misc. Earthwork in Scotland in Moray
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Multi-periodSite Name: The Fairy Knowe Alternative Name: Fairy Hill, Faery KnollCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Moray Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Elgin Nearest Village: Aberlour
Map Ref: NJ267422
Latitude: 57.464130N Longitude: 3.223533W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Clearly a man-made earthwork. Seen on OS maps clearly enough. Lying next to a small dirt-road, behind the distillery of Charlestown of ABERLOUR (Aberlour), - consisting of a rather conical mound, jutting skywards from the sloping hills overlooking Aberlour. Rather overgrown with small trees and with several stones at its' summit - likely a burial cairn, the stones now being largely overgrown with grasses and vegetation.
Close by is the Hatton burial Cairn
Aron Bowers
"Originally known as Fairy Knowe, this small hill behind the Aberlour Distillery has a number of standing stones on it - evidence of an ancient Pictish settlement. In pre-Christian times, it was thought to be the haunt of spirits from the Faery kingdom"
"Fairy Knowe"
"The old name for the small hill behind the Aberlour Distillery ("Fairy Hill"), on which there are a number of standing stones - evidence of an ancient Pictish settlement. Fairy Knowe, as its name suggests, was also thought to be the haunt of spirits from the Faery Kingdom in pre-Christian times. The Celtic fairies were a far cry from the friendly Victorian image of the "little spirits", with their wands and tutus. They could be fierce and vindictive and frequently fought amongst themselves. Mortals were not safe from them either: they kidnapped unbaptised children and snatched young mothers to wet nurse their own offspring. Many a man was lured to his death by the hypnotic sound of their music. Fairies lived underground, favouring small green hills like Fairy Knowe - and who is to say they are not still there...!"
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