St Mary’s Auchindoir, visited 20 April 2020

Aberdeenshire Council’s website has a rather fine set of pages dedicated to the archeology of the area and this includes the following with recommendations of sites to visit: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/leisure-sport-and-culture/archaeology/sites-to-visit/ As we all know during the COvid-19 Lockdown our trips are going to be limited to those sites that can be reached during our permitted daily … Continue reading St Mary’s Auchindoir, visited 20 April 2020

Leslie’s former parish Kirk – visited 18 April 2020

After leaving Clatt I turned to home via Leslie and Auchleven (known locally as Premnay).  Two miles either side of Auchleven are 2 Kirks that have been turned into private dwellings, but at Leslie the Old Parish Church, though sold to a private buyer in 2012, remains pretty much as it was when under Church … Continue reading Leslie’s former parish Kirk – visited 18 April 2020

Clatt Auld Kirk – visited 18 April 2020

In these days of Lockdown we are allowed to exercise locally and this has had at least one beneficial effect of making one pay more attention to that which is close by but not visited.  In the case of Clatt’s Auld Kirk, I have passed this hundreds of times without stopping, though always admiring its … Continue reading Clatt Auld Kirk – visited 18 April 2020