St Giles’ Church, Elgin
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. The current building was built between 1825 and 1828 and designed in a Greek Revival style by architect Archibald Simpson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church building in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Elgin, High Street, St Giles‘ Church Of Scotland”, “St Giles Kirk, Elgin”, “St Giles‘ Church of Scotland, High Street, Elgin”, and “St. Giles‘ Elgin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muckle Cross, Elgin and Elgin Cathedral.
Elgin Cathedral
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Elgin Cathedral is situated 2,100 feet east of St Giles’ Church, Elgin.
Elgin Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elgin Sheriff Court is a courthouse in the High Street, Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The structure is a Category B listed building. Elgin Sheriff Court is situated 770 feet east of St Giles’ Church, Elgin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Miltonduff.
Elgin
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elgin is the county town of Moray in northeast Scotland, best known for its ruined cathedral which made it a "city". Together with nearby Lossiemouth it's the service town for two nearby Royal Air Force bases, with a population in 2016 of 24,760.
Miltonduff
Hamlet
Miltonduff is a hamlet 1.5 miles southwest of Elgin and is in the Scottish council area of Moray. Miltonduff is situated 3 miles southwest of St Giles’ Church, Elgin.
Longmorn
Village
Longmorn is a village in Moray, Scotland, famous for its malt whisky distilleries. It lies approximately 2.5 miles south of Elgin, on the main road from Elgin to Rothes. Longmorn is situated 3 miles south of St Giles’ Church, Elgin.
St Giles’ Church, Elgin
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.64872° or 57° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.3153° or 3° 18′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9RJMXM+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 58671170OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q17570843
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In Other Languages
“St Giles’ Church, Elgin” goes by many names.
- German: “St Giles Church (Elgin)”
- German: “St Giles Church”
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