St Olaf’s Church
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to 1776. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. The church's twin, conically roofed towers were added in 1833 by John Smith.Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Description: church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cruden Parish Church” and “St Olaf’s Church, Cruden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Slains Castle.
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 2 miles east of St Olaf’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruden Bay and Hatton.
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, Cruden Bay is believed to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012.
Hatton
Village
Photo: Gav barnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both Ellon and Peterhead. It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers – it was Hatton's only claim to fame, as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers.
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 2 miles south of St Olaf’s Church.
St Olaf’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.41949° or 57° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.88414° or 1° 53′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C9WC498+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 649236409OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterianWikidata ID
Q17777593
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