Loch Spynie

Loch Spynie is a small loch located between the towns of Elgin and Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. Close to Spynie Palace, the ancient home of the bishops of Moray, it is an important wildlife habitat which is protected as a Ramsar Site.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Elgin Cathedral and Elgin Museum.

Elgin Cathedral

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Elgin Cathedral, also known as the Lantern of the… Elgin Cathedral is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Spynie.

Elgin Museum

Museum

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Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Elgin Museum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Spynie.

Grant Park

Sports venue

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Lossiemouth Football Club are a senior football club from Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. Grant Park is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Spynie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elgin and Lossiemouth.

Elgin

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Elgin is the county town of Moray in northeast…

Lossiemouth

Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lossiemouth is a village on the coast of Moray…

Urquhart

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Urquhart is a small village in Moray, Scotland. Urquhart is situated 4 miles southeast of Loch Spynie.

Loch Spynie

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Moray, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.68093° or 57° 40′ 51″ north

Longitude

-3.2809° or 3° 16′ 51″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

9C9RMPJ9+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108780801

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2637170

Wikidata ID

Q24637565

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Spynie” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Loch Spynie”
Japanese: “スピニー湖”
Swedish: “Loch Spynie”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Windyridge and Findrassie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Spynie Church Ruins and Caysbriggs Quarry.

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