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Elgin Museum. Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Its collections cover area fossils and geology, archaeology, ethnography, art and local history. Opened in 1843, it is one of the oldest independent museums in the country. The museum is run by The Moray Society. [1] Entry to the museum is free.
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]
The Old Town Hall in Moray Street. The first town hall in Elgin was on the north side of Moray Street. It was designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie in the Scottish baronial style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1885. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Moray Street.
Elgin Cathedral, a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, northeast Scotland, was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was established in 1224 on land granted by King Alexander II and stood outside the burgh of Elgin, close to the River Lossie .
Moray Street, Moray College Of Further Education (Former Elgin Academy) Fronting Moray Street, Arch And Bellcote 57°38′44″N 3°19′00″W / 57.645583°N 3.316586°W / 57.645583; -3.316586 ( Moray Street, Moray College Of Further Education (Former Elgin Academy) Fronting Moray Street, Arch And
St Giles' Church is a Church of Scotland church situated in the centre of Elgin, Moray, in north-east Scotland. It is Elgin's original parish church. [2] The current building was built between 1825 and 1828 and designed in a Greek Revival style by architect Archibald Simpson. [1] It has been a Category A listed building since 1971. [3]
Elgin Museum, on loan from National Museums Scotland Carvings include images of parts of two galloping horses with five human figures beneath. [16] Drainie 15 Cross-slab fragments 9th or 10th century H 0.31m x W 0.31m x D 0.06m Kinneddar Old Kirkyard 1900 Elgin Museum Two fragments of the top-left hand corner of a cross-slab. [17] Drainie 16
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.