Grampian - Historic Churches

The old church at Kirktown of Fetteresso was founded in 1246 by Bishop David de Bernham of St Andrews. It would later become the mother church for nearby chapels at Dunnottar and Cowie. The Fetteresso church was dedicated to Ciaran (Kieran), a 6th-century Irish saint with links to the Mearns area.
Kirktown of Fetteresso, Grampian, Scotland, AB39 3UP

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Kincardine O'Neil Auld Kirk is a ruined 13th-14th century church built to serve a hospital. The hospital was torn down in the 17th century, but the roofless church remains, with the interior turned into a burial ground.
Kincardine O'Neil, Grampian, Scotland, AB34 5AA

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King's College Chapel is a late 15th-century college chapel known for its striking crown spire, restored in the 17th century after storm damage. The interior has the finest medieval woodwork in Scotland, comprising a pulpit, choir stalls, and rood screen.
25 High Street, High Town, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, AB24 3EE

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Heritage Highlight: Beautifully carved medieval choir stalls

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The late medieval parish church of Kinkell stands roofless on the banks of the River Don, a few miles south of Inverurie. Rather incongruously, the church is almost directly opposite a modern factory on the far bank, which makes for a rather bizarre setting.
Inverurie, Grampian, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: 1524 sacrament house

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On the edge of a secluded farm field, looking out over the North Sea stands the simple whitewashed Old Church of Kinneff, half-forgotten, and no longer used for regular worship.  It is hard to imagine that this lonely building was the scene of one of the most important events in the history of Scotland. For Kinneff Old Church was where the Honours of Scotland were hidden for 9 long years during the turmoil of Cromwell's Commonwealth.
Kinneff, Grampian, Scotland, DD10 0TJ

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Monymusk Church is a fascinating late 12th-century building, possibly on the site of an earlier Celtic church. The church once served a community of Culdee priests. Within the church is a beautifully 9th century carved Pictish cross-slab.
The Square, Monymusk, Grampian, Scotland, AB51 7HJ

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Heritage Highlight: 9th century Pictish cross slab

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One of the oldest Christian sites in northern Scotland, Mortlach Kirk is traditionally said to have been established by St Moluag in AD 566. The first Bishops of Aberdeen may have used Mortlach as their base. A carved Pictish stone stands in the kirkyard and another is inside the church.
Mortlach, Dufftown, Grampian, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: One of the earliest Christian sites in north east Scotland

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A small 15th-century ruined church stands in the grounds of the late 17th-century parish church of Old Deer. The kirk may stand on the site of a 6th-century monastery founded by St Drostan and St Columba. There are medieval and 17th-century memorials.
Abbey Street, Old Deer, Grampian, Scotland, AB42 5LN

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Heritage Highlight: Does the kirk stand on a 6th century monastery?

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Peathill Old Church was built in 1630 and survives with its walls virtually intact. The church stands in a burial ground with a remarkable collection of 17th-19th century tablestones, a form of recumbent gravestone.
Rosehearty, Grampian, Scotland, AB43 7HD

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Heritage Highlight: 17th-century gravestones

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Only the nave and transepts remain of the magnificent medieval church known as St Machar's Cathedral. The ruined transepts hold tombs of medieval bishops, and the church boasts a unique flat-vaulted wooden ceiling with heraldic panels, crafted in 1520.
18 The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, AB24 1RQ

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Heritage Highlight: 1520 heraldic ceiling

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