Moray is also home to the University of the Highlands and Islands affiliated Moray College, and to Gordonstoun independent boarding school and its accompanying preparatory school, Aberlour House. Moray Council is also responsible for the maintenance of 1,000 miles of road, 450 miles of footpath, 468 bridges, 16,000 street lights and 10,500 road signs. As a housing authority, Moray Council manages just under 6,000 council properties and operates a council house waiting list. It also provides housing which has been specially designed, built or adapted to meet the requirements of certain groups such as the elderly and those with special needs.
Urquhart, Moray as a place to live with people working elsewhere along the railway line, especially in Elgin. The railway line was closed in 1968 as a result of the 'Beeching Axe'. The village remains an attractive place to live for people working in Elgin and elsewhere in the local area. Whilst the village did benefit from a small shop and public house (The Royal Oak) at one time, these have both closed and there are no services within the village as of 2018. Urquhart, Moray Urquhart (; ) is a small village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately five miles east