Bow Fiddle Rock
Quartzite sea rock in the shape of an arch, beside the village of Portknockie, about 3 km from Cullen. The name comes from its resemblance to the tip of a violin bow.
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In the destination Moray and Speyside.
In the photo: Cullen viaduct over the Cullen Burn.
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The city
Village by a bay on Moray’s coast, in northeast Scotland, cut through by a stone railway viaduct and with an old fishermen’s quarter by the sea. It gives its name to Cullen skink, the smoked haddock soup. Nearby are Bow Fiddle Rock, the ruins of Findlater Castle, Elgin Cathedral and Duff House.
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The local experience
Quartzite sea rock in the shape of an arch, beside the village of Portknockie, about 3 km from Cullen. The name comes from its resemblance to the tip of a violin bow.
Ruins of a 15th-century castle built on the edge of a cliff over the sea, between Cullen and Sandend. It can be seen from a viewpoint on the cliff top.
Ruins of the medieval cathedral of Moray, founded in 1224 and known as the Lantern of the North. It has two towers on the façade, which can be climbed, and an octagonal chapter house. It is about 35 km from Cullen.
A Georgian palace designed by William Adam from 1735 in Banff, about 20 km from Cullen. Today it is an art gallery holding works from Scotland’s national collections, and it has grounds on the banks of the River Deveron.