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78 High Street, Elgin

A Category B Listed Building in Elgin, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6485 / 57°38'54"N

Longitude: -3.314 / 3°18'50"W

OS Eastings: 321671

OS Northings: 862828

OS Grid: NJ216628

Mapcode National: GBR L85H.YFC

Mapcode Global: WH6JF.205W

Plus Code: 9C9RJMXP+CC

Entry Name: 78 High Street, Elgin

Listing Name: 76, 78, 80 High Street

Listing Date: 20 August 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371906

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30784

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371906

Location: Elgin

County: Moray

Town: Elgin

Electoral Ward: Elgin City South

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Circa 1840-50. Classical. 3 storeys and attic, 5 bays.
Ashlar, channelled to ground floor; polished ashlar
dressings. 2 3-bay shop fronts and centre flat arched
entrance to pend. Moulded architraves to 1st and 2nd
floor windows, those at 1st floor having alternate
segmental and triangular frieze, cornice and low parapet;
2 canted and 2 flat roofed dormers. 4-pane glazing.
Corniced end and ridge stacks; slate roof.
Wings to rear in close.

Statement of Interest

At rear of close, much overgrown, was small single storey

dwelling with fireplace mantel inscribed THOMAS RUSSEL 1694.

Former Item 99 (1981 Revised List).

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