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County of Moray

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Coordinates: 57°18′N 3°18′W / 57.3°N 3.3°W / 57.3; -3.3

Moray (/ˈmʌri/; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]), or Elginshire, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east.[1][2]

Historic county
Morayshire - Scotland.svg
CountryScotland
County townElgin
Area
 • Total476 sq mi (1,233 km2)
 Ranked 17th of 34
Chapman code
MOR

County Of Moray Media

  • Map showing the medieval province, diocese, and earldom of Moray, which each had different definitions (and were subject to occasional changes).

  • Elgin Sheriff Court: The county's main courthouse, built 1866.

  • Lochindorb in southern Moray

  • Morayshire (Elginshire) & Nairnshire Civil Parish map. c.1861

  • Moravia in Blaeu's 1654 Atlas of Scotland

  • Burghead Seafront.

  • Dallas Village looking South West along the central road, with the hill of Mill Buie in the background

  • View of Elgin Cathedral with River Lossie in foreground. Taken by Bill Reid.

  • A picture of Findhorn across Findhorn Bay from Culbin Forest.

  • Fochabers village, beside the River Spey.

References

  1. ↑ Registers of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-aberdeen.htm


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