Elgin

Gaelic: Eilginn

Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, and is the administrative and commercial centre for that county. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above its flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190. It was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland and by that time had a castle on top of the present day Lady Hill to the west of the city.