| Spynie Palace | |
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| Spynie, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland | |
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| Coordinates | 57°40′34″N 03°17′29″W / 57.67611°N 3.29139°W |
| Type | Keep with curtain wall |
| Height | 22 metres |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1st c1150 2nd c1250 |
| Built by | Bishop of Moray |
| In use | c1150 – 1689 |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Events | besieged 1640 and 1645 |
Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland. The founding of the palace dates back to the late 12th century. It is situated about 500 m from the location of the first officially settled Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Moray, Holy Trinity Church in present-day Spynie Churchyard. For most of its occupied history, the castle was not described as a palace — this term first appeared in the Registry of Moray in a writ of 1524.[1]
- ^ Registrum Moraviense, p. 401