Slains Kirk
Slains Kirk is a church in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Slains Kirk is situated nearby to the ruins Erroll Aisle, as well as near the cemetery Churchyard of Slains.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Also known as: “Saint Ternan Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Slains Castle and Meikle Loch.
Old Slains Castle
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles northeast. Old Slains Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Slains Kirk.
Meikle Loch
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meikle Loch is an inland loch some miles north of Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated as part of the Ythan Estuary complex, along with the Sands of Forvie, as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. Meikle Loch is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Slains Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hackley Head and Newburgh.
Hackley Head
Locality
Hackley Head is a coastal headland in Aberdeenshire, in north-east Scotland. It lies south of Hackley Bay and north of the Sands of Forvie and the Ythan estuary, near the village of Collieston.
Newburgh
Village
Newburgh is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village dates to 1261 AD, when William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin, wanted to establish a chapel in the area. Originally built as a school, somewhat later the chapel of Holy Rood was established. Newburgh is situated 3½ miles southwest of Slains Kirk.
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 3½ miles northeast of Slains Kirk.
Slains Kirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.35123° or 57° 21′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.93331° or 1° 55′ 60″ westInception
1806Open location code
9C9W9328+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 593370781OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotland
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erroll Aisle and Churchyard of Slains.
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