The Lossiemouth bridge over the River Lossie to the beach and seafront, Morayshire Grampian Region Scotland. SCO 5462
Lossiemouth ("Lossie" locally) is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important and innovative fishing town. Although there has been over a 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of four separate communities that eventually merged into one. From 1890 - 1975 it was a police burgh as Lossiemouth and Branderburgh. Stotfield, the first significant settlement (discounting Kinneddar which has now disappeared), lies to the north west of the town. Next was the Seatown - a small area between the river and the canal consisting of 52 houses, 51 of which are the historic fisher cottages. Following the decision to build a new harbour on the River Lossie, the 18th Century planned town of Lossiemouth built on a grid system was established on the low ground below the Coulard Hill. Branderburgh formed the final development during the 19th Century. This part of the town developed entirely as a result of the new harbour with its two basins and eventually covered the entire Coulard Hill and providing the town's impressive profile when viewed from a distance. RAF Lossiemouth forms a significant part of the town; established in 1939 and houses three operational Tornado GR4 squadrons, and the Tornado GR4 Operational Conversion Unit as well as a flight of Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters.
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Location: Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Grampian Region, Scotland. UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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