Battle of Cruden
Battle of Cruden is a historic site in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Battle of Cruden is situated nearby to the public building Coastguard, as well as near the pitch Cruden Bay Bowling Club.Places of Interest Nearby
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. New Slains Castle is situated 1 mile east of Battle of Cruden.
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, built in 1776. It was designated in 1971. It is a Church of Scotland parish church. St Olaf’s Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Battle of Cruden.
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, local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm…
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. Whinnyfold is situated 1½ miles south of Battle of Cruden.
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. Bullers of Buchan is situated 2 miles northeast of Battle of Cruden.
Battle of Cruden
- Type: Historic site
- Also known as: “Battle of Ardendraught”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.41333° or 57° 24′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.85721° or 1° 51′ 26″ westInception
1014Open location code
9C9WC47V+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 3060628243OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coastguard and Cruden Bay Bowling Club.
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