Bay of Cruden
Bay of Cruden is a bay in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bay of Cruden is situated nearby to the locality Port Erroll, as well as near Sandy Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Slains Castle and St Olaf’s Church.
New Slains Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site one kilometre east of Cruden Bay.
St Olaf’s Church
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to 1776. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. The church's twin, conically roofed towers were added in 1833 by John Smith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruden Bay and Whinnyfold.
Cruden Bay
Village
Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is believed to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012.
Whinnyfold
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland.
Bullers of Buchan
Hamlet
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bay of Cruden
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Cruden Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.40558° or 57° 24′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.85652° or 1° 51′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C9WC44V+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 2141273786OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2651812
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Port Erroll and Sandy Haven.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cruden Bay Golf Club and Cruden Bay.
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