Crichton Collegiate Church
Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland.Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: church in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Crichton Kirk” and “Crichton Parish Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crichton Castle and Vogrie Country Park.
Crichton Castle
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge. Crichton Castle is situated 1,500 feet south of Crichton Collegiate Church.
Vogrie Country Park
Park
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House. It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge. Vogrie Country Park is situated 1 mile north of Crichton Collegiate Church.
Vogrie House
Building
Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. It was built for James Dewar and his family in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town architect for Perth. Vogrie House is situated 1 mile north of Crichton Collegiate Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crichton and Borthwick.
Crichton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'.
Borthwick
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.
Dewartown
Hamlet
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dewartown is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Its name relates to the Dewar family who owned the nearby Vogrie House and Estate which is now in Vogrie Country Park. Dewartown is situated 1½ miles north of Crichton Collegiate Church.
Crichton Collegiate Church
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84372° or 55° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.99027° or 2° 59′ 25″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
9C7VR2V5+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 229759019OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
9884601Wikidata ID
Q5184923
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In Other Languages
“Crichton Collegiate Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Crichton Collegiate Church”
- German: “Crichton Kirk”
- German: “Crichton Parish Church”
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