I was hoping to get to Fraserburgh. The part of the coast from there to Nairn (Scotland’s fastest town I was told multiple times) was part of my circumnavigation of mainland Scotland still missing. Now it’s there to Cullen to yet see.
Elgin was in the middle.
William Edward was town drummer for over 60 years, from 1760. His job was to act like a walking alarm clock between 4 & 5 AM
The 10-foot-tall Dandy Lion was unveiled in 2016 as part of the Castle to Cathedral to Cashmere heritage project to bring a bit of fresh new art to downtown Elgin.
Unfortunately for the statue (and the artist behind it), many view the jovial hybrid creature as anything but dandy. It’s been deemed an eyesore unfit to stand among the historic monuments and buildings in the town center. One councilman went so far as to call it a “cultural and intellectual vomit in technicolor.” Harsh words for an artwork meant to inspire whimsy.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan – better known as the Wolf of Badenoch went on a bit of a rampage in 1390 and burned the local cathedral
Cashmere is big in Elgin
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