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The ”’Laich of Moray”’ or ”’Laigh of Moray”’ (locally: Laich o’ Moray) ({{langx|gd|Machair Mhoireibh}}) is the rich agricultural coastal plain in Moray.<ref>{{cite web |title=Landscape Character Assessment: Moray and Nairn – Landscape Evolution and Influences |url=https://www.nature.scot/doc/landscape-character-assessment-moray-and-nairn-landscape-evolution-and-influences |website=nature.scot |access-date=6 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215064143/https://www.nature.scot/doc/landscape-character-assessment-moray-and-nairn-landscape-evolution-and-influences|archive-date=15 February 2025|url-status=dead}}</ref> ”Laich” is a [[Scots language|Scots]] word meaning Low-lying land. The generally accepted area covered by the term ”Laich of Moray” is from [[Fochabers]] to [[Brodie]] and also includes the towns of [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], [[Forres]], [[Lossiemouth]], [[Burghead]], [[Hopeman]] and [[Lhanbryde]]. |
The ”’Laich of Moray”’ or ”’Laigh of Moray”’ (locally: Laich o’ Moray) ({{langx|gd|Machair Mhoireibh}}) is the rich agricultural coastal plain in Moray.<ref>{{cite web |title=Landscape Character Assessment: Moray and Nairn – Landscape Evolution and Influences |url=https://www.nature.scot/doc/landscape-character-assessment-moray-and-nairn-landscape-evolution-and-influences |website=nature.scot |access-date=6 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215064143/https://www.nature.scot/doc/landscape-character-assessment-moray-and-nairn-landscape-evolution-and-influences|archive-date=15 February 2025|url-status=dead}}</ref> ”Laich” is a [[Scots language|Scots]] word meaning Low-lying land. The generally accepted area covered by the term ”Laich of Moray” is from [[Fochabers]] to [[Brodie]] and also includes the towns of [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], [[Forres]], [[Lossiemouth]], [[Burghead]], [[Hopeman]] and [[Lhanbryde]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 6 November 2025
Area of Moray, Scotland
The Laich of Moray
The Laich of Moray or Laigh of Moray (locally: Laich o’ Moray) (Scottish Gaelic: Machair Mhoireibh) is the rich agricultural coastal plain in Moray.[1] Laich is a Scots word meaning Low-lying land. The generally accepted area covered by the term Laich of Moray is from Fochabers to Brodie and also includes the towns of Elgin, Forres, Lossiemouth, Burghead, Hopeman and Lhanbryde.[2]
