St Machar's Cathedral, Old Aberdeen
Visited December 2014
St Machar's Cathedral in the Old Town part of Aberdeen, named after a disciple of St Columba who was instructed to build his church near where the River Don curves like the crook of a Bishop's staff. The current building dates from the 14th century onwards.
On a damp and cold December day it wasn't the most atmospheric of churchyards - it's very packed with gravestones, there are no spectacular monuments (it is Church of Scotland after all!), and no landscaping to speak of. But it was quiet, and the Cathdral is well worth a visit - the painted wooden ceiling is worth a visit alone.
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| Not St Machars... this is on the gate of St Peter's Cemetery near the Cathedral |
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| Not a cemetery, but the wooden ceiling of St Machar's is worth a look |
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