Elgin, Moray

Elgin is a city in north-east Scotland, 35 miles east of Inverness and 70 miles west of Aberdeen. The main industry in the area is whisky thanks to the vast number of distilleries in the Speyside area. These include such well known names as Johnnie Walker, the largest selling whisky in the world. The city is the administrative centre for the Moray council area and is also the traditional county town of the traditional county of Elginshire.

Trivia

• Hassling-Ketling of Elgin, a notable protagonist of Sienkiewicz's novel The Deluge was a native of Elgin. The historical personality on whose life the story of Hassling-Ketling was based, Heyking, is also said to be born in the city.
• The Elgin Marbles, some of which are now housed in the British Museum, were originally taken from Athens by the noble family whose title, the Earls of Elgin, is derived from the name of this burgh.
• Mark Gillespie of the boy group Big Fun was born in Elgin.