Spynie Palace, Elgin

Name: Spynie Palace
Address: Elgin, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Elgin

Historical place, Forts and castles

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Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland. The founding of the palace dates back to the late 12th century. It is situated about 500 m from the location of the first officially settled Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Moray, Holy Trinity Church in present-day Spynie Churchyard. For most of its occupied history, the castle was not described as a palace — this term first appeared in the Registry of Moray in a writ of 1524. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°40'34"N, 3°17'27"W

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Spynie Palace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moray Golf Club, Elgin Cathedral, St Giles' Church, Duffus Castle.

3.1 miN
Golf
Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth
80 min walk • Moray Golf Club is situated in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. The club has two eighteen-hole courses appropriately called the Old Course and the New Course. The club has played host to many championships, both amateur and professional. The old and new courses were designed by Old Tom Morris and Henry Cotton respectively.
1.8 miS
Ruins of a centuries-old Catholic church
Elgin Cathedral, Elgin
47 min walk • Elgin Cathedral, often referred to as the "Lantern of the North," is a historic and architectural marvel located in the city of Elgin, Scotland. This medieval structure, now a ruin, once stood as a beacon of ecclesiastical might and spiritual guidance in the region of...
2.1 miSW
Church
St Giles' Church, Elgin
54 min walk • 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.
2.7 miW
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Duffus Castle, Elgin
70 min walk • Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations.
2.2 miSW
57°38'46"N • 3°18'54"W
SpireRoxx, Elgin
58 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Climbing
2.2 miSW
Shopping
Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin
56 min walk • Gordon & MacPhail is an independent bottler and distiller of Scotch Whisky, founded in 1895 and located in Elgin in the north-east of Scotland. It is a family business owned by the Urquhart Family. Gordon & MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd.
3.8 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth
96 min walk • Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, originally belonging to the Northern Lighthouse Board, is built on top of a small headland on the south coast of the Moray Firth at Covesea, near Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.
2 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Elgin Museum, Elgin
51 min walk • Elgin Museum is a museum of local history in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Its collections cover area fossils and geology, archaeology, ethnography, art and local history. Opened in 1843, it is one of the oldest independent museums in the country. The museum is run by The Moray Society. Entry to the museum is free.
2 miS
Memorial
Little Cross, Elgin
51 min walk • The Little Cross is a monument in Elgin, Scotland, located at end of the city's High Street. It marks the boundary between secular Elgin and the religious Chanonry, a part of the town that had historically been given over to ecclesiastical governance under the Bishops of Moray.
4.7 miS
Church
Birnie Kirk
120 min walk • Birnie Kirk is a Church of Scotland church situated 4 km south of Elgin, in Moray. The church was built c. 1140 and became the first cathedral of the Bishop of Moray. It remained the cathedral church until 1184 when Bishop Simon de Tosny died. His successor Richard de Lincoln moved the seat to the church of Kinnedar.
2.1 miS
Monastery
Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Elgin
54 min walk • Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Moray is one of the few Catholic monasteries, founded in Scotland after the Reformation in 1560.