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Following the Scottish Government's announcement that restrictions are expected to relax, some of our staffed sites will reopen on Friday 30 April. Tickets available now.

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Closed due to COVID-19. Find out more about our COVID response. 

St Machar’s Cathedral Transepts are free to visit.

The Cathedral Church of St Machar is open:

April to October:
Daily, 9.30am to 4.30pm

November to March:
Daily, 10am to 4pm

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Opening times

Closed due to COVID-19. Find out more about our COVID response. 

Apr to Oct:
Daily, 9.30am to 4.30pm

Nov to Mar:
Daily, 10am to 4pm

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Facilities

Carvings on the Dyce Symbol Stone, including a variety of circles

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Dyce Symbol Stones
The roofless ruins of Tolquhon Castle on a sunny day

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Tolquhon Castle
A stone carving showing a kind of animal, decorations and Latin writing

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Tarves Tomb
A small stone circle on a field

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Cullerlie Stone Circle
A small graveyard with a church ruin in the background

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Kinkell Church
The large Brandsbutt stone at night, illuminated from one side which makes the intricate carvings stand out.

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Brandsbutt Stone
The foundations of Deer Abbey on the left, with a classic portico on the right that is the entrance to the site

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Deer Abbey
A stone circle on a cloudy day

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East Aquhorthies Stone Circle
A small graveyard with a church ruin in the background

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Kinkell Church
The foundations of Deer Abbey on the left, with a classic portico on the right that is the entrance to the site

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Deer Abbey
A solitary wall, all that remains of Maison Dieu

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Maison Dieu Chapel, Brechin
A roofless but other wise intact church in a wooded area

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St Mary's Kirk, Auchindoir
A few gravestones stand in front of a roofless church with a bell tower.

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Deskford Church
The tall church spire and ruins of Restenneth Priory on a field surrounded by trees

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Restenneth Priory
The foundations of a small cruciform church on the edge of a cliff behind St Andrews Cathedral

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St Mary's Church, Kirkheugh, St Andrews
An aerial photograph looking down at the ruin of a cathedral set within a graveyard beside a small town and a bay.

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St Andrews Cathedral

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