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568 EDINKILLIE.
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Edenkillie, Rev. George
C. Watt; 12a.m
"United Free Church, Edenkillie, Eev. Alex.
Anderson; 12 a.m
SCHOOLS.
Logie, accommodation, 90; average attend-
ance, 77; William Russell, master
Edenkillie, William Cranston, master
Society, Conicavel, John M'Coll, master
Half Davoch, Miss Cecillia Clark, mistress
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
On the Perth & Inverness section of the
Highland line.
Station, Dava, Lewis Murray, station master
Station, Dunphail (for Edenkillie &c), Jn.
Taylor, station master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Anderson Rev. Alex. United Free Church
Manse
Elgin & Kincardine Earl of, E.G., G.C.S.I.,
G.C.I.E., P.C., D.C.L. Dunphail; 18
Ennismore gardens & Travellers' &
Brooks's clubs, London SV
Smith Mrs. Belugas house
Stewart Mrs. Logie house
Watt Rev. George C. (Estab.), The Manse
ELGINSHIRE.
COMMERCIAL.
Calder George M. registrar & inspector of
poor, collector of rates & clerk to parish
council, Presley
Clark Alexander (Mrs.), grocer & general
dealer, Logie
Dean James, carpenter
Hopkirk James, miller, Mills of Dunphail
McTavish John, blacksmith
Murray James, builder
Robertson William, grocer, boot & shoe
dealer & postmaster
RobertBon William, session clerk
Robertson William, jun. carpenter, Eisland
Sheach Jessie (Miss), grocer & general
dealer, Knock tin
Watt John Ogilvie, boot & shoe maker, &
sub-postmaster, Belugas
Wight John, miller, Moss-side
FARMERS.
Adam Miss Annie, Tomdow
Allan William, Torchroisk
Anderson James, Mains of Belugas
Anderson James, Outlawell
Boag William, Longlea
Calder George, Presley
Cameron David,. Easter Greens
Coutts Alexander, Falkirk
Cruickshank Donald, Peathillock
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Dunbar William & Charles-, Gervally
Duncan James, Easter Rigo
Duncan James, Reygault
Falconer James, Drumyne
Eraser Francis, Phorp
Grant Donald, Glenearanie
Hardy George, Mains of Logie
Hendry Patrick, Tomcork
Hopkirk James, Mills of Dunphail
Laing William, Burnstack & Aldushack
Laing Robert. Tomnamorn
Mc Arthur Alex. & Donald, Newton &-
Darnaway
M'Donald Angus, Kerrow
M'Donald Alexander, Downduff
M'Donald John, Bognev
M'Gillivray James, Dallas Broughtv
McGillivray Alex, John, Muir of Logie-
Murray Robert, Hillside
Nairn James & Peter, Tombain.
Nicoll Lachlan, Sleighwhite
Petrie William, Ardocb
Philip James, Craigroy
Ramsay Alexander, Woodside-
Robertson Mrs. Belevair
Ross Donald, Culfearn
Simpson Alexander, Bantroch.
Simpson James, Tillyglens
Wight John. Moss-side
Wilson Andrew, Copper hill
ELGIN.
ELGIN is a royal burgh and capital of the shire, parliamentary
burgh, a parish and the seat of a presbytery in the synod of
Moray, and is the head of a small debt court district, and
within the Morayshire poor combination, 189 miles north of
Edinburgh by way of Aberdeen and Huntly and 153
by way of Perth and Forres, 33 north of Brechin, 64 west of
Aberdeen, 39 north-east of Inverness, 12 east-by-north of Forres
and 9 west of Fochabers ; pleasantly situated on the right bank
of the river Lossie, about 6 miles above its mouth, and surrounded
by hills clad with pine, beech, oak and elm trees. Railways f-om
five different points meet here, viz. :— from Eothes on the south,
Keith and Banff on the east, Lossiemouth on the north and Forres
on the west ; the lines from Keith and Forres being part of the
Highland railway, the others Great North of Scotland. It is the
general supposition that the town was originally a settlement of
Helgy, a general of the army of Sigurd, the Norwegian Earl of
Orkney, who, about the year 927, conquered Caithness, Suther-
land, Boss and Moray, and it is said that from this pe-son the
name of Elgin is derived ; and a3 the word " Helgyn " is still used
in the mscription upon the seal of the town, it is probable that this
etymology is correct. So early as the reign of William the
Lion a castle was built here, the ruins of which are still visible
on an eminence called Lady hill, on the north-west side of the
town. A monumental column, erected by public subscription in
memory of the last Duke of Gordon, now stands on this hill '
The royal burgh consists of parts of the parishes of Elgin
St. Andrews, Lhanbride, and New Spynie. The government is
vested in a lord provost, four bailies, and 12 councillors and
the burgh, together with those of Banff, Cullen, Inverurie
Kmtore and Peterhead, form the Elgin District of Burghs, con-
stituted under the Reform Act of 1832, returning one member
to Parliament. The water supply, under the control of the
Council, is obtained from Logieburn, 5 miles distant, and Easter-
town, 2 miles.
The cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Elgin, now a majestic and
beautiful ruin, belonged to the see of Moray, founded by Malcolm
III. surnamed " Canmore," and for many years seated at Spynie,
but in 1221 transferred to Elgin, which by that time had become
a place of importance ; in the same year also the cathedral was
dedicated but about 1210 received some damage, and in 1270 was
injured by fire, and the necessary repairs involved various
additions ; in 1390 the fabric again suffered by fire at the hands of
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, known as "The Wolf of
Badenoch and in 1402 was plundered bv another chieftain:
portions of the budding were subsequently restored or rebuilt,
but in 1658 the work of spoliation began, and the lead was stripped
from the roofs in order to provide ammunition for the Scottish
soldiers then campaigning in the Low Countries ; in 1594 it was
only in partial use, but up to 1640 services continued to be held
within the ruins. The church, when complete, consisted of a
choir of seven bays, with aisles of five bays, an octagonal chapter-
house, approached through a vestibule from the north choir aisle
transepts, nave of six bays, with double aisles, south porch and
central and western towers; the total length is 300 feet: the
width across the nave, 98 feet, and through the transept, 114 feet
Ihe earliest existing portions are the ends of the transepts now
only fragmentary but representing the Transitional church of the
12th and early 13th centuries; the choir and the earlier part of the
chapter-house date from 1270; the former is an extremely ele-
gant example of Early English, the dog-tooth ornament 'being
very freely employed; the chapter-lionse was restored in 1462
and still retains its clustered, central pier and vaulting and the
flamboyant tracery of one window : the central tower was begun
during the period 1397-1406, but in 1506 it fell, and its re-erection
was not completed till 1538; in 1711, owing to the weakness of
the later piers, it again fell, destroying or seriously injuring the
north transept and tha nave arcades adjoining: of the nave
nothing is left but some of the bases of the piers, most of which
have been restored : the western towers are now reduced to the
belfry stage, and reach a height of 84 feet ; between them is the
western entrance, a fine and deeply recessed portal of eight orders
T»S 5?£ ° ar ™ d w0 *..and enclosing * double doorway of later
SS a Tesl0 J P an eL m the tympanum, the whole being highly
enriched ; over the entrance are three panelled gablcts and the
great west window above is an insertion of the early 15 ih centurv :
another striking doorway is that of the south transept: in the
choir and transepts are remains of a number of tombs of bishops'
and others, some of which retain more or less mutilated effigies;
the sedilia are almost entirely destroyed, but piscinte exist in-
several parts of the fabric, and in the choir stands part of the-
shaft of a Celtic cross, discovered in the town in 1823 In the
graveyard to the south are the steps and shaft-base of a cross,
and to the north-west stands the episcopal palace, built c. 1535-73
md till 1899 almost intact. The remains of the cathedral are
now in charge of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and
are well cared for.
High street is about a mile in length ; in the centre stande-
the Established Church, a building in the Classic style with a-
lofty tower at the east end : it will" seat nearly 2,000 ; west of
this, on the market pavement, is a fountain; there are several
other places of worship.
Anderson's Institution, constituted under the bequest of Major-
General Andrew Anderson H.E.I.C.S. who left between £70 000-
and £80,000 to found and endow an institution in his native town
for the support of old age and the education of youth; the
existing structure, a fine building of stone in the Classic style
was erected at a cost of nearly £12,000, including furnishing -
the school is now under the control of the School Board. Gray's -
Hospital, a fine building of stone with portico and dome, was
founded under the will of Dr. Alexander Gray, of India, at a.
cost of £20,000, and was presented, about 1896, with £1 000 by
Mr. John Munro, of The Knoll, Bishopmill. Another fine build-
ing is the Elgin Club House, in Commerce street; this is in the-
Italian style, and contains some good rooms.
The " Muckle Cross," originally erected in 1650, destroyed in
1790, and rebuilt at the cost of William Macandrew esq. of-
Westwood, Essex, in 1888, is sexagonal, with a centre shaft
In North street are several fine buildings, including the Epis-
copal church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1829, and improved
and enlarged in 1876 : it affords sittings for 250 persons. Here-
also are the Trinity Lodge Booms. On the south side of the-
town stands the Town Hall, a building in the Jacobean style-,,
with lofty tower, erected from plans prepared bv Mr. A. Mar-
shall Mackenzie, Aberdeen. The Free Library, in Cooper Park,
was founded in 1892, Andrew Carnegie esq! of Skibo Castle,
presenting £500 for the purchase of books. The Mansion, in
Cooper park, now the library building, was the gift to his-
native city of George A. Cooper e6q. of Hursley Park, Hants,
and the College, Elgin, who has also fitted up the interior for-
a public library and arts and industries museum. The reading-
room, lending and reference libraries, and the librarian's room<
are on the ground floor. The second floor comprises the
museum and art gallery, and on the third floor are apart-
ments for the librarian. The library now contains over 7,000.-
volumes. The Academy, a building in the classical style, withi
Boman-Doric portico, from the plans of Messrs. A. and W.
Reid, Elgin, was built in 1886, at a cost of £8,000. The leading-
hotels are the Gordon Arms, in High street; the Station-
Hotel, facing the Great North of Scotland railway station;
the Palace Hotel, in High 6treet, and Austin's Grand Hotel:
Two newspapers are published here, the " Elgin Courant and'
Courier," and the "Northern Scot and Moray and Nairn Ex-
press." In High street are branches of the British Linen
Company's Bank, Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, Bank
of Scotland, North of Scotland Bank Limited, Caledonian Bank-
ing Co. Limited, Union Bank of Scotland. Limited, Roval Bank
of Scotland, and of the Town and County Bank Limited, and'
there is also a Savings Bank. The old and new court houses,
also in High street, were built at different periods, the former
about 1843, and the latter about 1864. The church r.nd convent
of the Greyfriars, long in ruins, was partly rebuilt by the late
Marquis of Bute K.T. The Victoria School of Science and Art,
so called from having been built as a memorial of the jubilee
of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, is a building in the late
Bomaresque style, from a design by Mr. George Sutherland,
Elgin, and cost about £2,000.
The trade of Elgin has been greatly increased by the opening-
up of railway communication. There are two woollen manu-
factories, which employ many hands, and two iron foundries
and saw mills. Of the other branches, a trade in corn, wool and
timber is of some consequence, and there is a large tannery,
while in the neighbourhood are the famous distilleries of Milton-