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Site of the Maison Dieu preceptory, hospital, chapel and graveyard, built in the 13th Century. It was one of buildings in the burgh burnt by Alexander, 'Wolf of Badenoch', in 1390, after which it was re-built. The complex appears to have continued in use through to the 15th Century, however it was described in 1445 as having been 'long void'. In 1520, James, Bishop of Moray, granted the house and its revenues to the Blackfriars of Elgin. House may have been maintained during the 16th century as a poorhouse. The preceptory is recorded as having been granted to a Robert Douglas in 1567, while in 1594-5 James VI granted hospital to the provost and council of Elgin. The chapel reportedly stood to the South of Easton House, and had a large Gothic window, but the walls were said to have been blown down by a hurricane in 1773. Small scale excavations were carried out over the site in 1914-1918, but nothing was found. Parts of skeletons were found during building operations in the late 1950s - early 1960s. The area is now covered by a housing development.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Moray
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NJ26SW0012 - MAISON DIEU