Filled with history and still to this day a focal point in Elgin City the building was built in 1224 and was the main church of the bishops of Moray .
It was further expanded in 1270 after a fire destroyed it. The cathedral itself is central to the history of Elgin as it was also further altered after an attack in 1390 and 1402.
The ruins still carry some evidence of that history and is one of Scotland’s most stunning Gothic cathedral that remains today.
Nicknamed the ‘Lantern of the North’ even in its ruined state it shows what religious life is once had.
The stark ruins of Elgin Cathedral, 1965
Much of the cathedral is now reduced to merely it’s foundations, but the rest still remarkable remains intact.
The two doorway arches were added in the early 1400s. They once housed a representation of the Holy Trinity, and are still guarded by adoring statues of angels.
The Cathedral is also home to Scotland’s tallest gravestone which is to the south and bares the Anderson family from 1674-1813.
The octagonal chapter house which was the meeting room of the cathedral clergy still stands complete, something that is quite remarkable.
Elgin Cathedral reflects into the water.
Stunning photographs show Elgin Cathedral’s history
