St Fergus parish kirk
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St Fergus parish kirk
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 6 Mar 2022
Built ca. 1865 on the site of two previous churches of ca. 1615 and 1763. B-listed (LB16531 http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16531 ) largely for its Renaissance bellcote from 1644. The west side of the bellcote is inscribed M / DR / M / JR for David Robertson and John Robertson, the father-and-son ministers from 1599-1637 and 1637-ca. 1683, respectively. For much more on the history of the parish, see Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions by John Henderson, available as a free download from archive.org
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Image Location
Latitude
57.557644
Longitude
-1.84607