St Mary’s Kirk
St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church in Auchindoir, Scotland
- Also known as: “Auchindoir, St Mary’s Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot”, “St Mary’s Church”, and “St Mary’s Kirk, Auchindoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhynie and Kearn war memorial.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial
Work of art
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie and Kearn war memorial is a work of art, which is situated 2 miles northeast of St Mary’s Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lumsden and Rhynie.
Lumsden
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lumsden is an inland village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the A97 road. Lumsden is situated 1½ miles south of St Mary’s Kirk.
Rhynie
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhynie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is on the A97 road, 14 miles northwest of Alford. The Rhynie Chert is named after the village, as is the fossil plant genus Rhynia. Rhynie is situated 2 miles northeast of St Mary’s Kirk.
Kennethmont
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennethmont is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont is situated 4½ miles northeast of St Mary’s Kirk.
St Mary’s Kirk
- Categories: church and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.30857° or 57° 18′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.86867° or 2° 52′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C9V845J+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1013564260OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1947765
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Finnish—“St Mary’s Kirk” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St Mary’s Kirk (Auchindoir)”
- Dutch: “St Mary’s Kirk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كيرك سانت مارى”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Marian kirkko”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Churchyard and Comyn’s Craig, Motte.
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