Lantern of the North, Elgin Cathedral

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Elgin Cathedral See why Elgin Cathedral earned the name the ‘Lantern of the North’. Even as a ruin, the cathedral shines out as one of Scotland’s most ambitious and beautiful medieval buildings. This magnificent ruin dates back to the 13th Century and is one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in Scotland. It is the only Cathedral in Moray and was almost completely destroyed in 1390 by Alexander Stewart, the infamous ‘Wolf of Badenoch’.

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Size: 7509px × 5152px
Location: Elgin
Photo credit: © Tom McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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