Elgin Museum
Elgin Museum is a museum in Elgin, Moray. Running it is The Moray Society. Look also at Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, 200 m away, first of 11 more within 15 km.
Museum in Elgin
Inside Elgin
Elgin Museum is inside Elgin’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
If warmth matters, go June to August: Elgin reaches 17–19°C.
Elgin Museum
It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- The Moray Society
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Elgin
- Official site
- elginmuseum.org.uk
Getting your bearings
Spot Elgin Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Elgin’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Elgin Museum
Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Elgin
Lossiemouth
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Elgin Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | It’s in town | 24,617 | 9 |
| Lossiemouth | 7.5 km north of it | 6,654 | 3 |
What else is near Elgin Museum
Among the 11 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 cathedrals.
Abbey or prioryGreyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin200 m away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace3.2 km away3
CastleElgin Castle700 m away4
CastleDuffus Castle5.3 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey9.3 km away6CathedralCathedral · Historic Environment ScotlandElgin Cathedral300 m away7CastleCastleGordon Castle14 km away8
CathedralSpynie Cathedral2.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Elgin Museum in questions
Where is Elgin Museum?
Elgin Museum is in Elgin, Moray, inside the town’s locality.
What is Elgin Museum?
Museum in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Who runs Elgin Museum?
The Moray Society.
When is the best time to visit Elgin Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Elgin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Elgin Museum?
Within 15 km: Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin (200 m), Spynie Palace (3.2 km), Elgin Castle (700 m) and Duffus Castle (5.3 km).
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 Museum: Geni, 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
- Elgin Castle: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spynie Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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