Elgin Castle
Elgin Castle is a 12th-century castle near Elgin, Moray. Its status is a scheduled monument. Add Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, 700 m away, to a visit; it leads 12 places within 15 km.
Castle in Elgin
Inside Elgin
Elgin Castle is inside Elgin’s locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Elgin has 243 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Elgin runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Elgin Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Elgin
Getting to Elgin Castle
Orange shows Elgin Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Elgin’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Elgin
Lossiemouth
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Elgin Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | It’s in town | 24,617 | 9 |
| Lossiemouth | 7.7 km north of it | 6,654 | 3 |
While you are near Elgin Castle
Choose from 12 places within 15 km, such as 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a museum.
Abbey or prioryGreyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin700 m away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace3.6 km away3
CastleDuffus Castle5 km away4
MuseumElgin Museum700 m away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey8.7 km away6CathedralCathedral · Historic Environment ScotlandElgin Cathedral1 km away7
Abbey or prioryKinloss Abbey15 km away8CastleCastleGordon Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Elgin Castle
Where is Elgin Castle?
Elgin Castle is in Elgin, Moray, inside the town’s locality.
What is Elgin Castle?
12th-century castle near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Elgin Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Elgin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Elgin Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Elgin Castle?
Within 15 km: Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin (700 m), Spynie Palace (3.6 km), Duffus Castle (5 km) and Elgin Museum (700 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Elgin Castle: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spynie Palace: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinloss Abbey: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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