Crathie Parish Church

A Marshall Mackenzie, 1893-5. Fine, Cruciform plan Scots Gothic Church with distinctive steeply pitched gabled nave and square, corbelled, parapetted crossing tower with splay footed spire. Coursed grey rock faced granite. Situated on raised site, close to main road, with principal entrance to W. Base course, cill course, hoodmoulds to most windows. Separate Royal entrance with decorative timber gabled entrance porch to S with 2 leaf timber door with good ironmongery.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: large rose window to W gable with 2-leaf timber door below set within round-arch opening. Timber lean-to verandah with gabled entrance.

Some geometric tracery windows to N and S. Lancet windows at crossing and apse. Plain clay roof tiles with decorative ridge tiles.

INTERIOR: artistically fine interior with many references to the Royal Family. Round piers at crossing and timber elders- seating around apse. The South transept is set apart for the Royal Family and the North for the local lairds. Iona marble Communion Table. Unique granite hexagonal pulpit, designed by A Marshall Mackenzie. Fine Victorian stained glass

BOUNDARY WALL: low, granite to S and N. Square granite gate piers.