Elgin Museum
Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Its collections cover local fossils and geology, archaeology, ethnography, art and local history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin Cathedral and Elgin Sheriff Court.
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 1,100 feet northeast of Elgin Museum.
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 330 feet southwest of Elgin Museum.
St Giles’ Church, Elgin
Church
Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. St Giles’ Church, Elgin is situated 1,000 feet west of Elgin Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Longmorn.
Elgin
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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.
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 Elgin Museum.
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 Elgin Museum.
Elgin Museum
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.64919° or 57° 38′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.31002° or 3° 18′ 36″ westOperator
The Moray SocietyOpen location code
9C9RJMXQ+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 71143006OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q30601012
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