St Fittick's Kirk
Introduction
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St Fittick's Kirk
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 9 Mar 2018
There has been a kirk here since at least the 1240s, but this one, probably dating from the 17th of 18th century, was abandoned in 1829 when Image] was opened. Legend says that St Fittick was an Irish monk who was thrown overboard by superstitious sailors when a storm arose, and was washed up on the beach in Nigg Bay. Alternatively St Fittick may be a sort of amalgam of two earlier saints, St Fotin and St Fiacre. (The idea of a saint bearing the same name as a sort of horse-drawn French cab is rather appealing!)
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Image Location
Latitude
57.135533
Longitude
-2.063259