Moray Events
Moray plays host to a wide variety of events each year. The following are examples of Moray events which feature prominently in the local calendar:
Moray Schools
Moray Schools One of the best places to obtain information about Moray schools is the website of The Moray Council. There, you can find out details of the 45 primary schools within Moray, and 8 secondary schools. The Council was carrying out a review of its education provision, with the prospect of closures of some primaries …
Moray Geography
Moray Geography takes in everything from wild hills to fertile farmland, and powerful rivers to dramatic coastline. Moray is one of the 32 Local Government council areas of Scotland. It is situated in north-east Scotland, covering an area of 2,238 km2. Moray is approximately triangular in shape – as highlighted by the Moray Council logo. …
Moray Culture
Consult a dictionary for the definition of “progressive area” and you will probably find See Also: Moray, Scotland. Moray is proud of its creative forward thinking and the friendliness of its people. Moray has been named as one of the top five rural regions in Scotland for “quality of life”. In fact, people are not just …
Moray History
In Moray’s more distant past, there are links to the Romans, Picts and Vikings. MacBeth In 1040, the army of MacBeth – best known as the subject of the Shakespeare tragedy – defeated and killed Duncan I at Pitgaveny, north east of Elgin. Elgin Cathedral On 19 July 1224, the foundation stone of Elgin Cathedral …
Moray – Climate
Moray has a temperate maritime climate – which generally means cool Summers and relatively mild Winters due to its proximity to the sea. Having mountains to the west and south west means that Moray lies in a rain shadow, which keep rainfall levels quite low. Over Winter 2013 / 14, an exceptionally stormy season for …
Moray business claims rumours divorced from reality
A Moray business has denied the existence of plans to create a “North / South” divide in central Elgin in the way it promotes one aspect of its services.
Elgin’s First 100 Phone Numbers
The telephone is generally an unavoidable part of daily life, especially in the workplace. The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, was a “pupil-teacher” at Weston House Academy in Elgin, Moray, during his teenage years in the 1860s. A Moray author has researched and now published a book which reveals “Elgin’s First 100 Phone …