The village of Kinloss sits on the northern edge of the Moray coast in north‑eastern Scotland, close to the dunes and estuary of Findhorn and overlooking the Moray Firth. Its low, windswept landscape features forestry, agricultural land and coastal paths, and the nearby firth is notable for wildlife such as bottlenose dolphins and a variety of seabirds.
Kinloss has a strong historic and military flavour - the ruins of Kinloss Abbey, a 12th‑century Cistercian foundation, sit near the village, while the former RAF station was re‑purposed as Kinloss Barracks, shaping local employment alongside farming and tourism. Despite those influences, it remains a small, close‑knit community that serves as a quiet base for exploring the surrounding towns like Forres and Elgin and the wider Moray coast.
Postcode districts covering Kinloss
Most populated places nearby
- Elgin 9.2 miles14.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Findhorn Place 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Forres Place 2.8 miles4.5 km
- South Forres Place 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Burghead Place 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Hopeman Place 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Heldon and Laich Ward 6.8 miles11 km
- Elgin City South Ward 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Elgin Place 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Elgin City North Ward 9.2 miles14.9 km
Example postcodes in Kinloss
IV36 3XQ, IV36 3UX, IV36 3TL, IV36 3WU, IV36 3SX, IV36 3UQ, IV36 3UG, IV36 3YB, IV36 3FF … See all
Transport links
- Inverness Airport 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Aberdeen Airport 58.9 miles94.8 km
- Forres Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Elgin Railway Station 9.3 miles14.9 km
Hotels near Kinloss Ad
- The Carisbrooke 2 miles3.2 km
- Crown and Anchor Inn 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ramnee Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- 4 Varis Apartments 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Sunninghill 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Laichmoray Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
- Carlton Hotel 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Mansefield Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Mansion House Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Kinloss
- Kinloss Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Findhorn Foundation Universal Hall Theatre 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Culbin Sandhills Hill 4 miles6.5 km
- Altyre House Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- Duffus House Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Borough Briggs Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Dunphail House Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Aucheorn Estate 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Geanies House Estate 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Glenferness House Estate 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Dunskeath House Estate 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Drynachan Lodge Estate 18.8 miles30.3 km