Moray Firth
The Moray Firth ( Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach or Linne Mhoireibh ) is a roughly triangular inlet (English Firth ), known in German Fjord, on the North Sea coast of the Scottish Highlands, northeast of Inverness. It extends from the north-east of Duncansby Head near John o 'Groats in Caithness to Inverness and the Beauly Firth in the west and Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire in the southeast of. The coastline of the Moray Firth is about 800 km long and consists mostly of steep cliffs. The Moray Firth is in the Inner Moray Firth, the Firth of Inverness is called traditional, and the Outer Moray Firth, the east extends beyond Chanonry Point in the North Sea, divided in two.
Several rivers and streams flow into the Firth, such as the River Ness and the River Spey. Emanate from the Moray Firth from some other estuaries such as the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth.
The Moray Firth in Pictish time
The importance of the area with its good harbors and the rich hinterland is indicated by the number of Pictish symbol stones and cross- slabs that survived, and by the great fort of Burghead. The Grenn Castle, a small Promontory Fort, is Portknockie. It was surrounded by a palisade and the excavation revealed traces of a rectangular hall.
Halfway between Burghead and Lossiemouth is Sculptor 's Cave ( the cave of the sculptor ) at Covesea. Named after the carvings on the walls, some of which are typical piktisch. The large den has experienced at least two major phases. One at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC and a second, which left around the entrance to the cave, the symbols, coinciding with the activities on Burghead Pictish fort in time. The area is also a distribution center of Carved Stone Balls. On the north side of the Firth Rosemarkie was the " Fairy Glen " an ecclesiastical center, where some fine cross- slab Pictish symbol stones and can be seen in Groam House Museum.
Conservation
The Moray Firth is one of the most important places on the coast of the United Kingdom for whale watching. The most famous observation point for whale and wildlife is Chanonry Point. The inner Moray Firth, the area of Inverness to Chanonry Point is designated as a bird sanctuary (English Special Protection Area ) according to EU directive.
Economy
The area of the Outer Moray Firth comprises an important North Sea oil field that Beatrice oil field, on the Scottish coast. Simultaneously, the Moray Firth is also a major fishing area where the fishing industry is concentrated primarily on lobster and scallops. 2004 off-shore wind farm was planned with 200 large wind turbines.