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Former Parish Church of Slains and associated graveyard, site of a manse, and remains of an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Ternan. All that now remains of the earlier chapel is the 'Errol's Aisle', a roofless enclosure bounded on three sides by a wall and on the north side by an iron paling. In the south wall is a double window and on the west side a doorway which, according to Murray was said by W. Kirk of Aberdeen University, to be similar to the doorway to Forvie kirk which is probably 12th Century in date. It is probable that the Errol's Aisle was originally a roofed burial place or private chapel attached to the south wall of a former chapel. The later church was built in 1806. It is a rectangular plan building oriented east-west, built of granite, with a double-pitched roof. West gable features a wide round-arched doorway and birdcage bellcote enclosing a bell of 17th or 18th Century date. Harled with margins. It was renovated in 1882. Inside, the pulpit and sanctuary are at the east end with a small gallery at the west end. Within the church is a memorial to the crew of the Fair Wind, lost at sea 1888. The burial ground is still in use - see NK02NW0055 for war memorial in the churchyard. The graveyard includes the grave of the smuggler Philip Kennedy who died in 1798. The OS 1st edition map shows a T-plan manse, southeast of the church, with garden area to the south, containing at its southeast corner St Ternan's Well (NK02NW0030). The manse had been removed by the time of the 2nd edition map, and the site of the manse and garden is now part of the burial ground. It contains the Commonwealth war grave of Private M. Thompson, Gordon Highlanders, who died 8 February 1920.
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