St Machar Cathedral, Old Aberdeen
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St Machar Cathedral, Old Aberdeen
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: Unknown
This is the oldest of Aberdeen's three cathedrals. It is pre-Reformation and built of sandstone - unusual in the Granite City. It stands on a crook of land above the River Don - said to be the reason for erecting the building here.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.169102
Longitude
-2.10416