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Aberdeen & Grampian Highlands Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals
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Kinneff Old Kirk
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Kinneff Kirk, rebuilt in 1738, is famous for having been the hiding place of the 'Honours of Scotland'; the crown, sceptre and sword. Smuggled out of Dunnottar Castle during Cromwell's siege of 1651, they were buried inside the church.
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Address:
Kinneff, Nr Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Mortlach Parish Kirk
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Built on one of the earliest Christian sites in North-East Scotland, Mortlach dates from the 13th century. There are two interesting Pictish stones, one within the church and one in the kirkyard.
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Address:
Dufftown, Aberdeenshire
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St Mary's Church (Monymusk)
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Originally an Augustinian Priory, established by the Earl of Mar in 1170, St Mary's was sensitively restored in 1929. The church shelters the 'Monymusk Stone', a fine Pictish symbol stone.
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Address:
Monymusk, Nr Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
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St Ninian's Church
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This low, unassuming building is the oldest, post Reformation Roman Catholic church in Scotland. It was built in 1755, a time when Catholics were far from popular.
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Address:
Nr Fochabers, Morayshire
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St Machar's Cathedral
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This handsome fortress church of the Bishops of Aberdeen was mostly built in the 15th century. Now only half its original length, the cathedral has a magnificent heraldic timber ceiling, completed in 1591.
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Address:
The Chanonry
, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 1RQ
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St Mary's Kirk (Auchindoir) (HS)
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The former parish church of Auchindoir, St Mary's was built in the late 13th century. It has exceptionally fine doorways.
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Address:
Auchindoir, By Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3NW
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Elgin Cathedral (HS)
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The superb remains of a majestic and beautiful 13th century cathedral, almost destroyed in 1390 by Alexander Stewart, the infamous 'Wolf of Badenoch'.
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Address:
North College Street
, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EU
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Pluscarden Abbey
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Founded in 1230, Pluscarden fell into disrepair after the Reformation. It was bought by the Catholic Marquis of Bute in 1897 and has been gradually restored. It is now a flourishing Benedictine Abbey.
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Address:
Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 3UA
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