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Elgin Cathedral

Elgin, Moray

The 'Lantern of the North', burned by the Wolf of Badenoch.

Elgin Cathedral was so beautiful it was called the Lantern of the North. In 1390 Alexander Stewart, the king's brother, known as the Wolf of Badenoch, quarrelled with the bishop.

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When
Burned 1390
Where
57.6510, -3.3090
Group
Castles & abbeys

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