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Sueno's Stone – Duffus Castle loop from Forres

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Sueno's Stone – Duffus Castle loop from Forres

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Sueno's Stone – Duffus Castle loop from Forres

03:59

67.2km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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2.06 km

Witches Stone Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Above the stone, which is cracked in three and held together with iron staples, is a small plaque, which reads: “From Cluny Hill witches were rolled in stout barrels through which spikes were driven. Where the barrels stopped they were burned with their mangled contents. This stone marks the site of one such burning.”

The stone is situated near the entrance to Forres Police Station.

Scotland’s most infamous witch trials
Should the individual survive this barbaric ordeal, however, their endurance would be used as firm evidence they were indeed in tow with the devil and they’d be burned anyway.

According to local legend, the Cluny Hill stone was split into three to be used as building material for a nearby house. The person responsible for this supposedly became sick with the fever soon after they moved into their new dwelling. Naturally, it was assumed that the stone was cursed. The house was demolished and the stone returned to its original place.
It’s said the Cluny Hill witch was burned for being one of the three found guilty of bewitching King Duncan in 1040 AD. Some historians, however, believe the stone dates from much later, namely the period after the Reformation, when witch hunts were on the increase.

Post-Reformation, witch burnings were not uncommon in Scotland, with our little nation being one of the most enthusiastic in Europe in this regard thanks to the passing of the Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1563 which deemed the practice of witchcraft and consultation with witches as punishable by death.

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2.36 km

Sueno's Stone

Highlight • Historical Site

Impressive 7 m high Pictish stone monolith from the 5th-9th century under a glass case.

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5.74 km

Kinloss Abbey Ruins and Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruins of a Cistercian abbey, completed at the end of the 13th century, which had extensive possessions and was dissolved in 1560. The abbey's stones were used to build the castle in Inverness. What remains are some remains that remain after 1650, particularly impressive in the evening light. Located in the (soldiers') cemetery, free entry, for information boards.

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Blackstob Wood

Forest

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Spindle Muir

Forest

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Honeyhole Cart

Highlight • Rest Area

Takes cash or bacs payments. Assortment of jams, honey, granola, brownies etc. Not sure if it’s a seasonal feature or year round.

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26.5 km

Duffus Castle

Highlight • Castle

Duffus castle is the remainder of what would have been a massive castle in its day when it was built in the 1300s. Thanks to a slipping wall it fell oyt of use in the 1400s.today you can still wander the grounds and ponder the history of the place while reading the various helpful information boards.

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