Kinloss (
Gaelic: ''Cinn Lois'') is a village in
Moray
Moray ( ; or ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Its council is based in Elgin, the area' ...
, Scotland. It is located near the shore of
Findhorn Bay, around 3 miles (5 km) from
Findhorn and 2.5 miles (4 km) from
Forres. Northeast of the village is
Kinloss Barracks, formerly
RAF Kinloss which opened on 1 April 1939.
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.
The
Cistercian
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Kinloss Abbey was created in 1150 by
King David. Under
abbot
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Robert Reid the abbey became a centre of academic excellence in the 1530s. It now lies almost completely ruined. The abbey and the town were part of the feudal
Barony of Muirton.
Climate
Like the rest of the plains of
Scotland
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, Kinloss has an
oceanic climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Cfb''). It is one of the mildest climates in this latitude, being milder than
Angoon,
Alaska
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for almost identical latitudinal coordinates, both influenced by the location on the west coast of the
temperate zone
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, with freezing nights on the second. Although the Scottish village is on the mainland island of the United Kingdom, its record high is also higher, demonstrating that it is not just the effect of maritime.
Education
Kinloss Primary School serves the village of Kinloss and surrounding area including the nearby village of
Findhorn.
Secondary students are in the catchment zone of
Forres Academy in
Forres.
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See also
*
List of listed buildings in Kinloss
References
External links
Findhorn and Kinloss community website*
ttp://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/kinloss.php Cistercian Abbeys: KINLOSSbr>
Kinloss Abbey*
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Villages in Moray
Parishes in Moray