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This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, ... Elgin, Elgin Cathedral, Elgin Museum; F ... See also List of places in Scotland ...
The village remains an attractive place to live for people working in Elgin and elsewhere in the local area. Whilst the village did benefit from a small shop and public house (The Royal Oak) at one time, these have both closed and there are no services within the village as of 2018.
The 9th century Pictish Elgin Pillar, found in the churchyard of St Giles' Church in 1823. The discovery of the Elgin Pillar, a 9th-century class II Pictish stone, under the High Street in 1823 suggests there may have been an Early Christian presence in the area of the later market, but there is no further evidence of activity before Elgin was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century. [7]
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Birnie Kirk is a 12th century parish church located near Elgin, in Moray, Scotland. It was the first cathedral of the Bishop of Moray and is one of the oldest in Scotland to have been in continuous use. The graveyard, symbol stone and archaeological remains under the church have been designated a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
Roseisle, formerly known as the College of Roseisle after a monks' college, is a village in the parish of Duffus, near Elgin, Moray, in the west of the Laich of Half a mile to the north are the former farms of Old Town.
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone.
The bridge crossing Pollett River, pictured in 1932. Gordon Falls is named after Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore. [7] In 1864, Abner Reid McClelan, the MLA for Albert at the time, gave the falls its name to commemorate Gordon, then-Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, while he visited Elgin.