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were in their turn being replaced by larger vessels. Some of the craft, 'temporarily' beached on the western shore of the Bay whilst their crews fought in the First World War, were never used again. The wreckage is still visible at low tide. The shore-based salmon fisheries lasted until the 1980s but
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The existing settlement is the second village to bear this name, the original having been a mile to the northwest of the present position and inundated by the sea. This transposition was not an overnight catastrophe but a gradual withdrawal from the earlier site during the late seventeenth and early
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The Crown and Anchor Inn, dating from 1739, is the oldest surviving structure in the village. Other prominent buildings of note include Findhorn House built in 1775, which is the home of the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club, The Kimberley Inn, the James Milne Institute, The Universal Hall at the
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eighteenth centuries. Some sources (e.g. Graham), claim it is the third village to bear the name, perhaps erroneously assuming that the seventeenth century destruction of the nearby Barony of Culbin by shifting sands resulted in an earlier relocation.
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Ports. Changes to the narrow and shallow entrance to the Bay created obstacles to navigation and as the size of trading vessels increased so the volume of trade to the village declined.
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Watson, J. & W. (1868). Morayshire Described: Being a Guide to Visitors... Elgin, Scotland, UK: Russell & Watson. pp. 280–282
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The Loading Bank at Findhorn. The Crown and Anchor Inn is at right, the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club to the left.
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gave rise to the use of the anglified 'erne' in other local names such as Invererne, Cullerne and Earnhill.
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McKean, Charles (1987). The District of Moray: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Scottish Academic Press.
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they too are no more. Today the village is a dormitory suburb and leisure craft dominate the moorings.
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but her departure, with the Prince's aide-de-camp on board, was delayed by the arrival of two British
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Sellar, W.D.H. (editor) (1993). Moray: Province and People. Scottish Society for Northern Studies.
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slipped out and away to safety on a dark night. The name is recalled in the modern-day training
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Findhorn Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1926 and continued until World War II.
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During the nineteenth century fishing predominated. During the 1829 floods known as "
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Cochrane, R.G. & Shand, W. (1981). Findhorn: A Scottish Village. Findhorn Press.
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Lauder, T.D. (1873). An Account of the Great Floods of August 1829. J. McGillivary.
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The early twentieth century saw a decline in fishing as the traditional two-masted
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Ross, Sinclair (1992). The Culbin Sands: Fact and Fiction. University of Aberdeen.
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lies to the south of Findhorn Village but is considered separate from it.
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Graham, C. (1977). Portrait of the Moray Firth. London. Robert Hale.
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of Moray and vessels regularly sailed to and from all parts of the
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Distant view of Findhorn across Findhorn Bay from Culbin Forest
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in the village to take advantage of the herring fleet.
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residents. For a few years (1860-9) there was a branch
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In the seventeenth century Findhorn was the principal
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Findhorn (disambiguation)

Findhorn is located in Moray
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57°39′32″N 3°36′40″W / 57.659°N 3.611°W / 57.659; -3.611
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