Elgin Cathedral
Elgin Cathedral sometimes referred to as 'The Lantern of the North' is an historic
ruin at
Elgin in
Grampian, north-east
Scotland.
It was established in
1224 but only reached completion near the end of the
13th century. The original chapter house - a fairly unique eight-sided structure - is still intact but most of the
cathedral is now in ruins. In amongst the ruins there are remnants of windows, tombs and vaulted ceilings. Elgin Cathedral was a spectacular building that was used only for a very short time. In
1390 it was damaged by
Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, known as the Wolf of Badenoch, when he attempted to burn the cathedral. It was later repaired in the
15th and
16th centuries but fell into disuse and ruin again later.
