Crathie Kirk
Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle.Photo: DanMS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Description: church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Crathie Parish Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abergeldie Castle and Royal Lochnagar distillery.
Abergeldie Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands at an altitude of 840 feet, on the south bank of the River Dee, five miles west of Ballater, and about two miles east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle. Abergeldie Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Crathie Kirk.
Royal Lochnagar distillery
Distillery
Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate, near Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar. Royal Lochnagar distillery is situated 3,700 feet south of Crathie Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crathie.
Crathie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is 1 mile away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions.
Crathie Kirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.03972° or 57° 2′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.21222° or 3° 12′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C9R2QQQ+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 701294665OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterianWikidata ID
Q5182661
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Crathie Kirk” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Crathie Kirk”
- Chinese: “克拉西教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كراثى كيرك”
- Italian: “Crathie Kirk”
- Japanese: “クラシー・カーク”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balmoral Ticket Office and Balmoral Estate 9-hole golf course.
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