Crathie Kirk, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Crathie Kirk
Address: 2 Fergach Cottages, Cairngorms National Park, AB35 5UL, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1339 742208

#10 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

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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. ()

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 57°2'23"N, 3°12'44"W

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2 Fergach CottagesCairngorms National Park AB35 5UL United Kingdom

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+44 1339 742208

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Crathie Kirk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Balmoral Castle, Lochnagar, Knock Castle, Culardoch.

0.6 miW
Royal residence with ballroom art show
Balmoral Castle, Ballater
16 min walk • Balmoral Castle stands as a quintessential emblem of Scottish heritage, nestled in the verdant landscape of Aberdeenshire, near the village of Ballater, United Kingdom. This private residence of the British Royal Family is steeped in history and grandeur, offering a...
5.6 miS
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
144 min walk • Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.
5.4 miE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Knock Castle, Cairngorms National Park
137 min walk • Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is in Royal Deeside, about 1 mile west of the town of Ballater, and about 6 miles east of Balmoral.
5.1 miNW
Mountain
Culardoch, Cairngorms National Park
129 min walk • Culardoch is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, located northeast of Braemar in Aberdeenshire. A smooth and heathery peak southeast of the Munro Ben Avon, its summit provides wide views over Aberdeenshire.
1.4 miE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Abergeldie Castle, Cairngorms National Park
35 min walk • Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, SW 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.
1.8 miSW
Memorial
Balmoral cairns, Cairngorms National Park
48 min walk • There are fourteen stone cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate members of the British royal family and events in their lives. The majority of the cairns were erected by Queen Victoria.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Muick, Ballater
136 min walk • Linn of Muick is a waterfall on the river Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
0.7 miS
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Ballater
18 min walk • Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate on Royal Deeside, in the Highland whisky-producing area of Scotland. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar.