Elgin Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland, UK
About Elgin
Ornithosuchuswas one of the beasts that dragged its slithery tail across the Triassic sands that became the bedrock of Elgin: imagine a 2-m-tall crocodile walking on its hind legs. (Towards you, quite rapidly, with a glint in its eye.) This and other strange local reptiles are exhibited in the Elgin museum. But the later value of that sandstone was to provide something to build upon and with, originally on higher ground 5 miles south. A town grew on the present site from the 12th century, under the patronage of Alexander II, and the cathedral foundations were laid. It would become one of the most serially-wrecked cathedrals in the country: sometimes "wyld, wykked Heland-men" were the culprits, but pretty much everyone had a go at it except the walking crocodiles. The "Elgin Marbles" have o
Top Attractions in Elgin
Explore the best things to see and do in Elgin:
- ★Duffus Castle
- ★Elgin Cathedral
- ★Elgin Museum
- ★Moray Motor Museum
- ★Spynie Palace
Where to Eat in Elgin
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Pattaya Restaurant
- 🍴Pizzeria Toscana
- 🍴Qismat Tandoori
Where to Stay in Elgin
- 🏨Eight Acres Hotel
- 🏨Laichmoray Hotel
- 🏨Mansion House Hotel
- 🏨Premier Inn
- 🏨Southbank Guest House
- 🏨Sunninghill Hotel
Elgin Travel Guide Sections
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