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Lossiemouth (Gaelic: Inbhir Losaidh), is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. Originally a port linked to Elgin, it was also an important and innovative fishing port. The present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of Stotfield, the first significant settlement, and lies to the north west of the town. Next community to be built was the Seatown - a small area between the river and the canal consisting of 52 houses, 51 of which are the historic fisher cottages. Following the decision to build a new harbour on the River Lossie, the 18th Century planned town on a grid system known as Lossiemouth was established. Branderburgh formed the final development during the 19th Century. This part of the town developed entirely as a result of the new harbour with its two basins.
Geography and geology
The town is positioned at 57°43N 03°16'W. It lies on the south coast of the Moray Firth, at the mouth of the River Lossie. The main part of the town is built on the Coulard Hill which consists of pale grey and yellow sandstones and with these is associated a cherty and calcareous band, commonly known as 'the cherty rock of Stotfield' . Along with the calcareous portion of the Stotfield rock there are nodular masses of flint also crystals of galena (lead ore) and iron pyrites.
The quarry on the east side of the town that produced the stone for the building of Branderburgh produced the largest variety and total numbers of fossil reptiles from the late Triassic Period to have been found in the UK. This was a total of eight species and 97 individuals; five of the species are unique to Lossiemouth, one of which is an early form of dinosaur. This quarry is ranked as Britain's most important fossil bearing location of this period.
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