Elgin Cathedral

Elgin Cathedral

To the 21st Century visitor Elgin Cathedral, even as a ruin, is an awe-inspiring place. What must it have been like as a complete building, a colourful and majestic symbol of the faith of all who worshipped here? The first church on this site dates back to the 1200s, a cross-shaped building much smaller than the ruins on view today. This was enlarged later in the same century, possibly following a fire. The result was a building some 280ft in length, taller than the original and with a new choir and an octagonal chapter house. After St Andrews this was the second largest cathedral in Scotland. For more information and photographs, see the Elgin Cathedral Feature Page.

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