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Elgin Cathedral

King Street, Elgin, Moray
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See why Elgin Cathedral has earned the name the ‘Lantern of the North’. Even as a ruin, the cathedral shines out as one of Scotland’s most ambitious and beautiful medieval buildings.

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Gaze up at the wonderful 13th-century west front, one of the finest architectural achievements in Scotland.

You can also step inside the octagonal chapter house, where the cathedral clergy met, to see its stone carvings of beasts and faces.

Two adults, holding hands with two young children, walk through a graveyard, with historical stone ruins in the background. It is a sunny day.
The ceiling of a historical stone building, with a large column in the centre of it. There is a pattern created from the stones on the ceiling, making various shapes which centre the column. You can see light coming through the edges of windows.
Remains of a historical stone building, likely a cathedral of chapel. You can only see part of a wall and archway, with some areas more weathered than others. Surrounding it is a graveyard.

Seek out Scotland’s tallest gravestone – placed against the south choir aisle, for the Anderson family, it stands 5m high!

View a rare image of Pictish falconry on the Pictish cross slab, found on the site of St Giles Parish Church.

An unusual carved stone head on a black background. It resembles an animal with human features, with a mane around the face. It is looking down with its tongue out.
Stone carving
A standing stone with detailed carvings on the front of it. It stands next to the beginning of a stone wall. In the background is a historical stone building, with a window with light coming throgh. It is a sunny day.
Pictish stone
The entrance of a historical stone building. There are two arches to enter, with steps leading up to them. Around the entrance are arched columns, which connect to the wider building. Some of the building has weathered away, but in general it is in good condition.
13th-century west front

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Say your vows in one of Scotland’s most beautiful medieval buildings, under the breathtaking chapter house ceiling or in the open air presbytery.
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A historical, stone building, reminiscent of a cathedral. It is a large building with many columns within the structure. In front of this is a grass landscape, with a body of water in front of it.

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