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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP'S PALACE (Remains of [Elgin] | Bishop's Palace (Remains of) Bishop's Palace (Remains of) Bishop's Palace (Remains of) |
Dr. [Doctor] Taylor Mr Robert Young Mr Watson Rhind's Antiquities of Moray &c. |
007.12 | "This is an interesting relic of the Ancient Architecture of Moray. It was at one time known as Dunfermline House, but is now generally called the Bishop's Palace or Town House it having been built by Bishop Stewart or Hepburn in the thirteenth century as a town residence in connection with the Cathedral. Its walls are still standing but only the lower flat is roofed - On the Alienation of the Church lands it became the property of Alexander Seaton Earl of Dunfermline and subsequently was purchased by the Duke of Gordon." |
| Remains and Supposed Site of the PRECINCTS OF THE CATHEDRAL [Elgin] | Remains & Supposed site of the Precints of the Cathedral Remains & Supposed site of the Precints of the Cathedral |
Dr. [Doctor] Taylor Mr Robert Young Mr Watson &c. |
007.12; 007.16 | "A strong wall, eight feet high, surrounded the Cathedral and enclosed a space of 900 yards in circumference, called the college, which included the manses and gardens of the resident canons and dignified clergy" The only remains of this wall now standing are the Pan's Port, a small piece in a field south of Pans Port and the foundation wall of a row of houses at Collie Street which formed part of the south and western boundary of the precincts of the Cathedral. The remaining portion on to the river is supplied on trace from the general supposition of persons in the locality but it has not been identified through the want of remains to denote its exact position. The sites of the different manses could not be shewn, nearly all trace of their positions being lost. |
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