Slain's Church
Slains Parish Church is situated in a small, isolated hamlet close to cliffs on the east coast of Aberdeenshire. The church is surrounded by a walled graveyard on fairly steeply-sloping ground, with the remains of the old church alongside to the south. A narrow country road leads down to the small fishing harbour of Collieston.
The church was built at the start of the 19th century and has had a number of internal changes since. The previous church, of which only a roofless aisle remains, was built in around 1600, although antiquarian historian Andrew Jervise states a church was known about here in 1275. The aisle would have been roofed originally and have been attached to the south elevation of the old church, perhaps as a side chapel or aisle. Only parts of the walls survive today as a burial enclosure.
Slain's Church
Slains Parish Church is situated in a small, isolated hamlet close to cliffs on the east coast of Aberdeenshire. The church is surrounded by a walled graveyard on fairly steeply-sloping ground, with the remains of the old church alongside to the south. A narrow country road leads down to the small fishing harbour of Collieston.
The church was built at the start of the 19th century and has had a number of internal changes since. The previous church, of which only a roofless aisle remains, was built in around 1600, although antiquarian historian Andrew Jervise states a church was known about here in 1275. The aisle would have been roofed originally and have been attached to the south elevation of the old church, perhaps as a side chapel or aisle. Only parts of the walls survive today as a burial enclosure.