Drainie Old Parish Church
Drainie Old Parish Church is a ruins in Moray, Scotland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Drainie Old Parish Church is situated nearby to the fire station Crash, Fire and Rescue Station, as well as near the military installation Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) North.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duffus Castle and Gordonstoun.
Duffus Castle
Grassland
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Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. Duffus Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Drainie Old Parish Church.
Gordonstoun
School
Photo: Nibaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gordonstoun School is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two generations of British royalty have been educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip and his son King Charles III. Gordonstoun is situated 1 mile west of Drainie Old Parish Church.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pemm, Public domain.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, originally belonging to the Northern Lighthouse Board, is built on top of a small headland on the south coast of the Moray Firth at Covesea, near Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles north of Drainie Old Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duffus and Lossiemouth.
Duffus
Village
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duffus is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland. It is best known for the nearby Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace. Duffus is situated 2 miles west of Drainie Old Parish Church.
Lossiemouth
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lossiemouth is a village on the coast of Moray in North East Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 7870. It developed as a fishing port in the 18th and 19th centuries, but the harbour is small and that industry has gone.
Hopeman
Village
Photo: Craig Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopeman is a seaside village in Moray, Scotland, it is situated on the coast of the Moray Firth, founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. Hopeman is situated 3½ miles west of Drainie Old Parish Church.
Drainie Old Parish Church
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.70561° or 57° 42′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.34483° or 3° 20′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C9RPM44+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 81244221OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drainie Old Parish Church Burial Ground and Crash, Fire and Rescue Station.
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