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Elgin Deanery
The Deanery of Elgin was composed of twenty-six parish churches, all of which were appropriated - two to monasteries, two to hospitals and twenty-two to diocesan uses.
| Parish | Appropriated to ... | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altyre | Elgin Cathedral | Common Church |
| Alves | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Ardclach | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Auldearn | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Bellie | Urquhard Priory | |
| Birnie | Elgin Cathedral | Common Church |
| Dallas | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Dipple | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Duffus | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Dundurcas | Rathven Hospital | |
| Dyke | Bishop of Moray | Mensal Church |
| Edinkillie | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Elchies | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Elgin | Bishop of Moray | Mensal Church |
| Essil | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Forres | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Kinneddar | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Knockando | Elgin Cathedral | Common Church |
| Lhanbryde | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Moy | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Ogston | Bishop of Moray | Mensal Church |
| Rafford | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| Rothes | St Nicholas Hospital (Boharm) | |
| Spynie | Elgin Cathedral | Prebendal |
| St Andrews | Bishop of Moray | Mensal Church |
| Urquhard | Urquhard Priory |
A number of the parishes which are listed as Prebendal Churches formed a component part of a 'union' of parishes in order to form a single prebend with a more sufficient income to support the prebendary or canon. In the case of Appropriated Churches it is important to realise that most often it was the rectory tithes (garbal teinds) that were appropriated, leaving the vicarage tithes to the cleric who was, de facto, the parish priest.
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