St Mary's Kirk

#5530 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell. ()

Coordinates: 57°18'31"N, 2°52'7"W

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St Mary's Kirk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kildrummy Castle, Leith Hall, Tap o' Noth, Wormy Hillock Henge.

5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Kildrummy Castle, Alford
135 min walk • Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar.
5.1 miNE
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Leith Hall, Huntly
130 min walk • Leith Hall is a country house in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1650, on the site of the medieval Peill Castle, and was the home of the Leith-Hay family for nearly three centuries.
3 miN
Archaeological site
Tap o' Noth
77 min walk • The Tap o' Noth is a hill and fort, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares.
4.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Wormy Hillock Henge
108 min walk • Wormy Hillock Henge, also known as The Dragon's Grave, is a small henge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in the Clashindarroch Forest.
2.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Druminnor Castle
63 min walk • Druminnor Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the early 15th century, about two miles east of Rhynnie, in a steep valley by the Keron burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
5.5 miNE
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Ardmore distillery
140 min walk • Ardmore distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in the village of Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. The distillery is owned and operated by Beam Suntory, an American subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.