Nelson's Tower
30 minute walk from Forres station · Dundee, Aberdeen and North East · Free entry
At the top of Cluny Hill is Nelson's Tower, built in 1806 to commemorate Admiral Lord Nelson and his victory at Trafalgar. The Tower is open to the public.
Writing in 1807 the antiquarian George Chalmers recorded the existence of a hillfort on the top of the hill, with "a strong earth rampart and a ditch 12ft wide, enclosing an area of more than 6 acres." He further noted "a small 'post' with bank and ditch enclosing an area 10ft square" lying to the south. The Ordnance Survey recorded the hill as the site of a "British Camp" in 1938, but by 1963 no obvious trace of a fort remained. The existence of the hillfort, which extended to 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres), was confirmed in 2017.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Monument
- Good for
- Archaeology & ancient history, Historic monuments, Scenic viewpoints
- Characteristics
- Georgian, Hilltop
- Admission
- Suggested donation
- Region
- Dundee, Aberdeen and North East
Stations within walking distance
- Forres station — 30 min walk, 2.0 km
Other places near Forres
- Benromach Distillery — 5 min walk from the station
- Forres Mechanics F.C. — 8 min walk from the station
- Forres to Burghead — 12 min walk from the station
- Sanquhar Loch and Nelson Tower, Forres — 19 min walk from the station
- Dallas Dhu and the River Findhorn circuit, Forres — 19 min walk from the station
- Sueno's Stone — 24 min walk from the station