The claim
In the Moray Firth village of Findhorn, the Crown and Anchor Inn is described as the oldest surviving building in the village, dating from 1739. It stands on Findhorn Bay, a small, historic harbour community popular with sailors and holidaymakers. When the building first served drink, and whether it is still trading today, both need confirming.
What the records show
The 1739 is the listing's. Historic Environment Scotland lists 44 Findhorn, the Crown and Anchor Inn, at Category C, dates it 1739 from the initials and year cut on the south-west skewputt, and describes a two-storey and attic crowstepped house with a later cottage beside it raised to two storeys, thatched in early photographs and flanked by 18th-century ashlar gatepiers. That documents the fabric at the claimed date, which is a grade B. When drink was first sold here is in nothing traced, and the inn publishes no date of its own; Wikipedia's article on Findhorn calls it the oldest surviving structure in the village.
| Year | What | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1739 | Claimed founding | Its listing |
| c.1739 | Present building | Building fabric |
What to look for inside
- Oldest surviving structure in Findhorn village
Visiting
Crown & Anchor Inn is in Findhorn, Scotland, at Findhorn, Moray. We do not list opening times, because they change; the pub’s own site is the place to check before you set out.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findhorn
- camra.org.uk/pubs/crown-anchor-inn-findhorn-112811
- morayspeyside.com/listings/crown-anchor-inn/
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/19774
- portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8674
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