What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Deer, Abbey Street, St Drostan's Episcopal Church as Church (19th Century) (1851). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Drostan's Episcopal Church in Old Deer is associated with St Drostan, a 6th-century Pictish saint and disciple of St Columba, who founded a monastery at Old Deer. The site is linked to early Christian traditions in northern Scotland, though specific local folklore or cures connected to the church are not widely recorded.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Old Deer, Bridge of DeerBridge (early 19th Century) · 120 yd
Aden HouseCountry House (period Unassigned) · 303 yd
Aden Country ParkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 425 yd
Deer AbbeyHearth (12th Century), Pottery Scatter (12th Century), Structure(s) (period Unassigned), Gaming Board (medieval) · 1333 yd
Alder HaughForest · 1714 yd
Aikey BraeStructure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1735 yd
Parkhouse HillForest · 1.2 mi
War Memorial GatewayMemorial · 1.8 mi
Bruxie WoodNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Maud War MemorialMemorial · 3.2 mi
Smallburn HillMountain / peak · 5.0 mi
Fedderate CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 5.2 mi