Banchory Devenick Parish Church

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Banchory-Devenick Parish Church - Banchory-Devenick, Grampian - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR

Banchory Devenick Church occupies an old Christian site, which has had at least one previous church, possibly two. the present church was built in the 1820s to replace the 17th century church on the site. In his book, Hay gives the date of the previous church as 1642, which itself replaced a much earlier ecclesiastical building. It is also claimed that St Devenick, an early Christian missionary, was buried on this site or nearby in 887.

The church lies alongside the busy B9077 into Aberdeen, which is a mile or so to the east. The church is surrounded by an extensive graveyard and later cemetery to the south and east. The church itself is built on a prominent knoll or rise, common in early Christian sites.

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