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 , local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm…
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  • Type: Village with 1,590 residents
  • Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Inbhir Chruidein” and “クルードン・ベイ”

Places of Interest

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

Slains Castle, also known as …

Church
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, , Scotland, built in 1776.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bullers of Buchan and Whinnyfold.

Hamlet
The name refers both to a collapsed… is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cruden Bay.

Hamlet
or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village… is situated 2 miles south of Cruden Bay.

Village
is a village in , Scotland that… 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
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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”
  • Ido: “Cruden Bay”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Chrùdain”
  • Italian: “Cruden Bay”
  • Japanese: “クルーデン・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”
  • Urdu: “کروڈن بے”
  • Welsh: “Cruden Bay”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Port Erroll and Hangman’s Brae.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Congegrational Church and Cruden Bay Bowling Club.

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Worth a closer look: Aberdeen and Stonehaven.

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