Elgin, Moray
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Elgin is a historic market town and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the hig
Panoramic view of Elgin from Lady Hill
Elgin Cathedral from Newmill Road
Dr Grays Hospital
Duke of Gordon's Monument Up Close, Elgin
Elgin Cathedral
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Elgin Cathedral, also known as the Lantern of the North, is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, in northeast Scotland. Established in 1224 on land granted by King Alexander II, it was the seat of the bis
Elgin, Moray
…House of God also founded during the reign of Alexander II for the reception of poor men and women. On 19 July 1224, the foundation stone of the new Elgin Cathedral was ceremoniously laid. The cathedral was completed sometime after 1242 but was completely destroyed by fire in 1270. The reasons for this are unrecorded…
The main west portal before the Reformation
St Giles Kirk
19th-century depiction of the burning of Elgin Cathedral