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Lossiemouth is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. It lies on the north coast, at the mouth of the River Lossie. Originally a port linked to Elgin, the town is now popular for its beaches and golf courses, and has a small museum. The town was the birthplace of Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Party prime minister.
The town consists of the old quarter, known as Seatown, where MacDonald was born, and the 18th Century planned town on a grid system known as Branderburgh. The harbour was formerly the base of a substantial fishing fleet and was served by a railway built in 1852 to Elgin. The railway was closed in 1964 (passengers) and 1966 (to fish traffic). The fishing industry has virtually disappeared and the harbour is used for leisure craft.
Stotfield is a suburb to the north west of the town and is the home of the Stotfield Hotel and the Moray Golf Club, which asked MacDonald to resign from its ranks in objection to his pacifist views during World War I.
To the west of the town is the RAF Lossiemouth air base. Until the late 1960s this was a Naval Air Station.
The towns football club is Lossiemouth FC, and they play in the Highland League. The clubs website is Lossiemouth FC (http://www.lossiemouthfc.co.uk)
The town can be reached by road by the A941 from Elgin, about 6 miles away. A regular bus service links the towns. Elgin is the nearest railway station, Inverness (about 30 miles) the nearest airport.
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