Scotland
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Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in , 26 miles north of . Just west of , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include New Slains Castle and St Olaf’s Church.

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle, also known as to distinguish it from the nearby , is a ruined castle in , Scotland. It overlooks the from its cliff-top site one kilometre east of Cruden Bay.

Church
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St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, , 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 Bullers of Buchan and Whinnyfold.

Hamlet
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The name refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of in , , Scotland. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cruden Bay.

Hamlet
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or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in , Scotland. is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. is situated 2 miles south of Cruden Bay.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both and . It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers – it was 's only claim to fame, as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers. is situated 2½ miles west of Cruden Bay.

Cruden Bay

Latitude
57.41637° or 57° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.85293° or 1° 51′ 11″ west
Population
1,590
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9C9WC48W+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 36681211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592138
Wiki­data ID
Q1012006
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cruden Bay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cruden Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Cruden Bay”
  • Dutch: “Cruden Bay”
  • French: “Cruden Bay”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Chrùdain”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Chruidein”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Crùidein”
  • Italian: “Cruden Bay”
  • Japanese: “クルーデン・ベイ”
  • Japanese: “クルードン・ベイ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cruden Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cruden Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Cruden Bay”
  • Persian: “کرودن بی”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Crùidein”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cruden Bay”
  • Spanish: “Cruden Bay”
  • Swedish: “Cruden Bay”
  • Welsh: “Cruden Bay”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Congegrational Church and Cruden Bay Bowling Club.

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