Work on a £45,000 monument restoration project is now complete in Moray.

Local contractor Darroch and Allan has finished cleaning the stonework of the iconic Muckle Cross structure in Elgin.

Funding for the project was provided by the council, the Elgin Common Good Fund and the Elgin Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS).

The project is one of around 30 schemes to benefit from CARS funding, with work on another 20 due to take place over the next few months.


Launched in 2013 to help regenerate the central area of Elgin, it also includes a number of other initiatives such as training and education, the removal of high level vegetation and public realm improvements.

CARS officer Ellen Cox said: "The CARS programme has less than a year left to run so time is running out for owners and occupiers of properties in Elgin town centre to access money for building repairs.

"The scheme provides grants to help with the cost of a wide range of external repairs, including historic shopfront improvements, fascia signage, roofs, gutters, downpipes, stonework, windows and doors.

"Owners and occupiers of both residential properties and businesses are eligible to apply but the programme ends on March 31, 2018 and all eligible construction works must be finished prior to that date, so time is of the essence."

Image; CARS officer Ellen Cox.

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