What is recorded here

Elgin Castle is a ruined royal fortress on Lady Hill in Moray, first recorded in a charter of Malcolm IV in 1160 and occupied by Edward I of England. Thick rubble walls still mark the east end of the hill, while quarrying for the Duke of Gordon's Monument scarred the top. The castle chapel was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the site has been a ruin since the 15th century.

Elgin Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Moray. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

Elgin Castle was built by the bishops of Moray in the 12th century and later held by the earls of Moray. It is important as a key historical and strategic site in northern Scotland, associated with significant medieval events, including the imprisonment of King William the Lion.

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