In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Spynie like this:
Spynie, New, par., Elginshire, on river Lossie, partly in parl. and police burgh of Elgin, 5946 ac., pop. 1620; the church is 2½ m. NW. of Elgin; in the NE. of the par. are the ruins of the ancient episcopal palace of Spynie.
Spynie through time
Spynie is now part of Moray district. Click here for graphs and data of how Moray has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spynie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spynie in Moray | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16562
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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