MenuSt Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeenshire
St Machar's Cathedral is a mediæval Church of Scotland high kirk in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. According to legend, St Machar, a companion of St Columba on his journey to Iona, founded a site of worship in Old Aberdeen in about 580. Machar's church was superseded by a Norman cathedral in 1131. Bishop Alexander Kininmund II demolished the Norman cathedral in the late 14th century, rebuilding happening over the next fifty years. The church is within the council area of City of Aberdeen.
Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB19957.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Aberdeenshire
Lat, Long: 57.169804,-2.1024259
Grid Reference: NJ 9390 0877
Civil Parish: Aberdeen CP
Council Area: City of Aberdeen CA
Police Area: Scotland (North East) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 321124
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Machar's_Cathedral,_Aberdeenshire_321124
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Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB19957.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Aberdeenshire
Lat, Long: 57.169804,-2.1024259
Grid Reference: NJ 9390 0877
Civil Parish: Aberdeen CP
Council Area: City of Aberdeen CA
Police Area: Scotland (North East) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 321124
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Machar's_Cathedral,_Aberdeenshire_321124
Peruse Aberdeenshire on Wikishire