Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth

Name: Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Address: Lossiemouth, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Lossiemouth

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°43'27"N, 3°20'19"W

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Lossiemouth United Kingdom

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Day trips

Covesea Skerries Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moray Golf Club, Elgin Cathedral, Spynie Palace, St Giles' Church.

0.9 miSE
Golf
Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth
23 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.
5.2 miS
Ruins of a centuries-old Catholic church
Elgin Cathedral, Elgin
134 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...
3.8 miSE
Remains of a 1300's bishop's residence
Spynie Palace, Elgin
96 min walk • 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.
5.3 miS
Church
St Giles' Church, Elgin
135 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.
2.6 miS
Medieval ruins with informational boards
Duffus Castle, Elgin
67 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.
5.5 miS
57°38'46"N • 3°18'54"W
SpireRoxx, Elgin
140 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Climbing
5.4 miS
Shopping
Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin
137 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.
5.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Elgin Museum, Elgin
135 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.
5.2 miW
Tower
Burghead Transmitting Station, Burghead
132 min walk • The Burghead transmitting station is a broadcasting facility near Burghead in Scotland for long wave and medium wave radio transmission that started service on 12 October 1936.
5.3 miS
Memorial
Little Cross, Elgin
136 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.
5.4 miS
Monastery
Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Elgin
138 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.