St John’s Church, Gamrie
St John's Church is a ruined church and kirkyard in the parish of Gamrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was founded in the 11th century.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: church building in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gardenstown, St John’s Church”, “St John’s”, and “St John’s Church,old parish church and burial ground,Gamrie”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gardenstown and Crovie.
Gardenstown
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gardenstown, or Gamrie as it's known, is a fishing village on the northeast coast of Aberdeenshire, with a population of 560 in 2020. It's the largest of the string of attractive villages clinging to this rugged coastline: the other main settlements are Crovie and Pennan.
Crovie
Village
Photo: Hut 8.5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crovie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating from the 18th century, a time when the sea was the only mode of transport to and from Scotland's shores.
Pennan
Village
Photo: Thomas Andy Branson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pennan is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a small harbour and a single row of homes, including a hotel. It is on the north-facing coast and is about one hour's drive from Aberdeen. Pennan is situated 3½ miles east of St John’s Church, Gamrie.
St John’s Church, Gamrie
- Categories: church and burial
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66955° or 57° 40′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.35187° or 2° 21′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C9VMJ9X+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 120930938OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q17770566
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