Bennachie Parish Church

Bennachie Parish Church is a church in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bennachie Parish Church is situated near the cemetery Kintore Churchyard, as well as near the town hall Town House.

Type: Church
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Also known as: “Bennachie Parish Church at Kintore”
Address: Inverurie, AB51 0TZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kintore railway station and Hallforest Castle.

Kintore railway station

Railway station

Photo: NemesisAT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020. It is 13 miles 53 chains from Aberdeen. Kintore railway station is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Bennachie Parish Church.

Hallforest Castle

Castle

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest. Hallforest Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Bennachie Parish Church.

Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bennachie Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kintore and Kinmuck.

Kintore

Town

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don.

Kinmuck

Village

Photo: Ballogie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinmuck is a small village in the parish of Keithhall and Kinkell in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 3 miles south-east of Inverurie. Kinmuck is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bennachie Parish Church.

Blackburn

Village

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Blackburn is a village northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. Local amenities include an industrial estate, primary school, nursing home, local Co-op and a community hall. Blackburn is situated 3 miles southeast of Bennachie Parish Church.

Bennachie Parish 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

57.23688° or 57° 14′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.34423° or 2° 20′ 39″ west

Established

1819

Open location code

9C9V6MP4+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 858954873

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=church_of_scotland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kintore Churchyard and Kintore Post Office.

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Places to explore: Kintore War Memorial and First Photographics.

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