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{{Zone
|name = KnockofAlves
|image = [[File:KnockofAlves.jpg|350px|thumb|centre]]
|imagetext = York Tower at the summit of Knock of Alves
|difficulty = [[File: Difficulty5.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality: Moray|Moray]], [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]], [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
|surface = Forest paths
|created = 2021-01-31
|trivia = Knock comes from the Scottish Gaelic word ''cnoc'' meaning 'hill'.
}}
'''KnockofAlves''' is a [[Zone|turf zone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Moray|Moray]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]] in [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]].
== Placement ==
The zone is located at the summit of a hill between [[Alves]] and [[Elgin]]. The path to the summit is accessed beside a cottage on a minor road to the east of the zone. The hill is home to an octagonal tower, a mausoleum and a small stone circle and was also the site of a Pictish or Iron Age fort.
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Carsehill|Carsehill]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: SpynieView|SpynieView]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: TheHenge|TheHenge]] (to the east)
== External links ==
* [https://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=KnockofAlves KnockofAlves (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_of_Alves Knock of Alves (Wikipedia)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: United Kingdom]]
[[Category: Scotland]]
[[Category: Moray]]
[[Category: 2021]]
|name = KnockofAlves
|image = [[File:KnockofAlves.jpg|350px|thumb|centre]]
|imagetext = York Tower at the summit of Knock of Alves
|difficulty = [[File: Difficulty5.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality: Moray|Moray]], [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]], [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
|surface = Forest paths
|created = 2021-01-31
|trivia = Knock comes from the Scottish Gaelic word ''cnoc'' meaning 'hill'.
}}
'''KnockofAlves''' is a [[Zone|turf zone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Moray|Moray]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]] in [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]].
== Placement ==
The zone is located at the summit of a hill between [[Alves]] and [[Elgin]]. The path to the summit is accessed beside a cottage on a minor road to the east of the zone. The hill is home to an octagonal tower, a mausoleum and a small stone circle and was also the site of a Pictish or Iron Age fort.
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Carsehill|Carsehill]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: SpynieView|SpynieView]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: TheHenge|TheHenge]] (to the east)
== External links ==
* [https://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=KnockofAlves KnockofAlves (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_of_Alves Knock of Alves (Wikipedia)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: United Kingdom]]
[[Category: Scotland]]
[[Category: Moray]]
[[Category: 2021]]
