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Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland.The founding of the palace dates back to the late 12th century.
Spynie Palace and the remnants of the drained Loch Spynie, seen from the kirkyard of Holy Trinity Church, Spynie. Spynie was a seaport, burgh and ancient parish in Moray, Scotland, that survives as a small hamlet and civil parish. [1]
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The bishopric had its seat (Latin: Cathedra) at Elgin and Elgin Cathedral, but was severally at Birnie, Kinneddar and as late as Bishop Andreas de Moravia at Spynie, where the bishops continued to maintain a palace.
The seat of the parish of Spynie was moved to New Spynie in 1745, with the new church being built in 1736 partly with stones taken from the old one. [1] The last remaining part of the old church was a gothic gable which fell in 1850. [ 1 ]
Falkland Palace – former palace of the Scottish monarchs; Hamilton Palace – former seat of the Duke of Hamilton; Linlithgow Palace – former palace of the Scottish monarchs; Scone Palace – seat of the Earl of Mansfield; Seton Palace – former seat of the Earl of Winton; Spynie Palace – former seat of the Bishop of Moray
The current village, originally called New Duffus, is a grid plan village established as a planned settlement in 1811. [3] This replaced an earlier medieval settlement which lay 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) to the east, of which only the ruined Old Parish Church remains.
Columba de Dunbar (c. 1386 – 1435) was Bishop of Moray from 1422 until his death at Spynie Palace near Elgin sometime before 7 November 1435. [1]Columba was "of Royal race", the third "lawful son of George de Dunbar, 10th Earl of March" [2] and his spouse Christian née Seton.