Moray Scotland United Kingdom
57.721579,-3.280325

Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Losaidh) is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over 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 to 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 inholding of 52 houses, 51 of which are the historic fisher cottages. When the new harbour was built 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; it has an impressive profile when seen from a distance.

Distance between:

London to Lossiemouth 449 Miles / 723 Kms
Liverpool to Lossiemouth 299 Miles / 482 Kms

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museum Nearby

Lossiemouth Fisheries & Community Musuem

tourist attraction Nearby

Lossiemouth East Beach
Covesea Lighthouse & Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Heritage Centre
River estuary
West Beach
East beach