Kinkell Church
Standing 300 m southeast of Inverurie, Kinkell Church is ruins. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland. Nearby, Castle Fraser (9 km) heads a list of 14 within 15 km.
Ruins near Inverurie
Just outside Inverurie
Kinkell Church is 300 m southeast of Inverurie. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland
One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
In Inverurie, July and August are the warmest, at 19°C in the afternoon.
Kinkell Church
Ruins.
It is run by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Type
- Ruins
- Run by
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Town
- 300 m southeast of Inverurie
Where it sits
Kinkell Church sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns to Kinkell Church
Of the 3, Inverurie is the largest, at 15,115 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Places to add to Kinkell Church
A visit can add 7 castles and a museum, from 14 places within 15 km.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCastle Fraser9 km away2
CastleHallforest Castle (ruin)3.7 km away3
CastleThe Bass and Little Bass1.6 km away4CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandTolquhon Castle13 km away5
CastleCastle of Balquhain7.1 km away6
CastleBarra Castle6.7 km away7MuseumMuseumGarioch Heritage Centre3.3 km away8
CastleCluny Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Kinkell Church
Where is Kinkell Church?
Kinkell Church is 300 m southeast of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
What is Kinkell Church?
Ruins.
Who runs Kinkell Church?
Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Kinkell Church?
July and August are the warmest months in Inverurie, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kinkell Church?
Within 15 km: Castle Fraser (9 km), Hallforest Castle (ruin) (3.7 km), The Bass and Little Bass (1.6 km) and Tolquhon Castle (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Castle Fraser: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hallforest Castle (ruin): Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bass and Little Bass: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle of Balquhain: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barra Castle: James Cassie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cluny Castle: Cosmolinzeegordon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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