Tullynessle and Forbes Parish Kirk
Introduction
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Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 22 Oct 2015
The original kirk here was dedicated to St Neachtan. This granite building dates from 1876, to a design by J and W Smith of Aberdeen. It incorporated a birdcage belfry dated 1604, shortly before the parishes were united in 1608, but this was later removed and stands on its own in the kirkyard.