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Elgin, 107-109 High Street

Shop (20th Century)

Site Name Elgin, 107-109 High Street

Classification Shop (20th Century)

Canmore ID 195320

Site Number NJ26SW 126

NGR NJ 21625 62889

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Elgin
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Moray
  • Former County Morayshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ26SW 109.00 21625 62889

NJ26SW 109.01 216 629 Urban Excavation

Site Management (16 July 2008)

3-storey and attic, 3-bay shop premises with Edwardian baroque detail. Outer, bull-faced, channelled pilasters with crested capitals and modern ground floor shop and 1st floor glazed screen divided by colonettes. Cornice over 1st floor supporting engaged and blocked free Corinthian columns which divide bays. Each bay has pair of round-headed pilastered and keystoned windows with frieze and cornice above. Boldly pedimented attic gable with segmental-headed window flanked by smaller round-headed windows, each set in panel and cornice divided squat columns. Flanking balustrade; slate roof. 3-storey rubble wing to rear.

Inserted in walling of rear wing, 2 marriage stones; 1. 17 AF MR 44 2. JF & SG 1784 (visible from pend, No 111 High Street). (Historic Scotland)

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