historic county of Moray
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The historic county of Moray is a traditional region in northeast Scotland centered around the southern shore of the Moray Firth, known for its fertile coastal plain, whisky distilleries, and historic towns such as Elgin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic county of Moray canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic county
ⓘ
traditional region ⓘ |
| bordersBodyOfWater | Moray Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCastle |
Ballindalloch Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balvenie Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Brodie Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Duffus Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Spynie Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Laich of Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speyside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsReligiousSite |
Elgin Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pluscarden Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
River Findhorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Lossie NERFINISHED ⓘ River Spey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Aberlour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buckie NERFINISHED ⓘ Burghead NERFINISHED ⓘ Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dufftown NERFINISHED ⓘ Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Findhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Fochabers NERFINISHED ⓘ Forres NERFINISHED ⓘ Garmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Hopeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinloss NERFINISHED ⓘ Lossiemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Portgordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomintoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile coastal plain
ⓘ
mild climate by Scottish standards ⓘ noted for agriculture ⓘ noted for whisky production ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ whisky distilling ⓘ |
| hasHistoricName |
Elginshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLargestTown | Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCapital | Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicProvinceOf | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
barley growing
ⓘ
coastal fishing villages ⓘ historic towns ⓘ whisky distilleries ⓘ |
| languageCurrentlySpoken | English ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shore of the Moray Firth ⓘ |
| partlyReplacedBy |
Highland council area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moray council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeCountyUntil | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.