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Lossiemouth is a Town on the Moray Coast
area of Scotland, 43 miles east of Inverness, 6 miles north of Elgin.
Lossiemouth is popular for its two Beaches,
Museum by the
Harbour, Fast Boat
Trips, Spynie Palace 3 miles south, and
there are a number of Walks in the
area including the Moray Way.
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Attractions
Camping & Touring Parks in the
area
The image top is of St Geradine's Church
completed in 1901. This Church sits on a High
Point in Lossiemouth on St Geradine's Road, one
of the first buildings you see when driving up
from Elgin.
The second image is of St James Church also high up on
Prospect Terrace. This is the area you get
great views over Lossiemouth East Beach, as
seen right.
Pitgaveny Street and Clifton Road look over
Lossiemouth Harbour and East Beach with Cafes,
Firth Hotel &
Diner, Marina, and the Lossiemouth Fisheries
& Community Museum.
The Footbridge to the East Beach was closed
in 2019, with the new bridge completed in 2022.
This is one of the top Beaches in Scotland.
The Golf View Hotel
is on the west side of Lossiemouth, looking
over the Moray Golf Club, where you can have a
meal indoors or outdoors while watching
Golf.
The Stotfield Hotel
also has views over the Moray Golf Course. This
Hotel was built in 1895, when Lossiemouth was
becoming a popular holiday Town.
The Moray Golf Club
is next to Lossiemouth West Beach. This Club
was founded in 1889. There are benches around
the 18th Green, a great spot to watch the Golf,
and Watersports on the Beach below.
The West Beach at Lossiemouth has a Cafe, an
area popular for Watersports,
then it runs for miles west towards Covesea
Lighthouse.
The West Beach has some areas with large
Concrete Blocks, placed there during World War
Two to prevent German Tanks from being landed
on the Beach.
RAF Lossiemouth
is on the west side of the Town, where
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4's are based for
intercepting Russian Aircraft encroaching on UK
airspace.
RAF Lossiemouth was built from 1938, a time
when World War Two was breaking out. The Base
was mainly used throughout that War for Bomber
attacks in Northern Europe. After the War, the
Base was used for Aircraft such as Buccaneer,
Jaguar, Tornado, and Typhoon, for intercepting
Russian Aircraft and Ships. Some of these
Aircraft carried Nuclear Weapons.
There is an old Buccaneer Aircraft at the
Entrance to RAF Lossiemouth, but you are not
allowed near it, or even close to the Entrance
without a Loaded Gun pointed at you. There is
an area to the north of the Base where you can
watch for Typhoon Fighters taking off and
landing. You can spend hours or days waiting to
see this though.
Spynie Palace is 3 miles south of
Lossiemouth, off the road to Elgin. This Palace
/ Castle was built for the Bishops of Moray
from the 1200s. The Palace was abandoned then
fell into ruin after the Reformation in 1560
made Catholic Worship in Scotland illegal.
Spynie Palace is now preserved to serve as a
Tourist Attraction.
Lossiemouth History
800s - there was a Pictish settlement here
with Carved Stones from that Settlement held in
the Elgin
Museum.
900s - a Celtic Hermit named St Geradine
lived in a Cave in this area.
1207 - the Bishops of Moray had a small
Cathedral and Palace at Spynie, 3
miles south of Lossiemouth.
1296 & 1303 - King Edward I of England
stayed at Elgin Castle during the First War of Scottish Independence, a
time the English were in control of this
area.
1308 - forces of Robert the Bruce began
pushing the English out of Scotland, with Bruce
becoming King of Scotland.
Lossiemouth evolved with the settlements of
Kinneddar, Stotfield, Seatown, and Branderburgh
merging.
1380s - records show Lossiemouth was being
used as a Fishing and Trading port.
1764 - the Harbour at Lossiemouth was built
for for Merchants based in Elgin, so they could
bring in larger Trading Ships.
1806 Christmas Day - the three Fishing Boats
and most of the Fishermen here died during a
Great
Storm.
1839 - the Harbour was enlarged for Trading
Ships and the Herring Fleet that was building
up. The Herring Fleet was made up of small
Boats such as two masted Luggers, Skaffies,
Fifies, and Zulus.
1852 - the Morayshire Railway opened,
connecting Elgin and Lossiemouth. This line was
partly funded by the Speyside Whisky
Distilleries so they could use the Port of
Lossiemouth for transporting Whisky.
This was a busy time for these Railways as
Herring Fishing was at its peak.
The area prospered through Fishing, Whisky,
and Linen.
1858 - the Railway connecting Inverness and
Aberdeen opened with a station at Elgin. This
led to an increase in people on Holiday at
Lossiemouth with its long West Beach.
1889 - Lossiemouth Golf Club was
founded.
1906 - powered Fishing Boats began entering
service such as Steam Drifters
and Seine Netters.
1918 - the East Beach Footbridge was built
to allow people on holiday to use that amazing
Beach as well.
1938 - RAF Lossiemouth was built as the
Second World War began to spread throughout
Europe.
1940s - the Second World War led to most of
the Fishing Boats being laid up, with few ever
being used again.
1964 - the Elgin to Lossiemouth Railway
closed.
2019 - the East Beach Bridge was closed
awaiting repairs.
2022 - a new East Beach Bridge was
built.
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