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Situated in the heart of Aberdeen town centre on Union Street, St Nicholas Church and its graveyard is nicknamed the Mither Kirk (Doric for Mother Church) due to its age. It dates back to the 12th Century and there is evidence that another Church was situated on the site before that time. As with other churches, it suffered during the Reformation but was rebuilt and repaired soon after.
Sir John Gordon who was executed after the Battle of Corrichie in 1562 is interred in the Crypt.
The Graveyard of the Church is a popular place for those seeking a rest from the hustle and bustle of the shopping area. There are some comfortable benches and many folk like to browse around the tombstones and memorials, some of which date back to the 17th Century. One of its occupants haunts the Graveyard.
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The Graveyard is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a lady dressed in a white dress. She is seen to have black hair.
The steeple was used to imprison those accused of witchcraft. Read more on the Aberdeen witchcraft trials page.
The magician John Henry Anderson.
Mary Garden.
More haunted graveyards of Aberdeenshire.
Visitors can enjoy a tour of the Church, the graveyard and also recent archaeology digging excavation site. The tours are free, though please do consider leaving a donation. For opening times and the time of each tour then please see their website at www.kirk-of-st-nicholas.org.uk
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
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An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
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6 July 2008 - Memorial service at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Union Street at 2pm to mark the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy on the 6 July 1988. It will be led by the Reverend Andrew Jolly who is the chaplain to the UK oil and gas industry. At 4pm there will be an act or remembrance at the Piper Alpha Memorial at Hazlehead Park. The families and friends of those 167 men who died and those affected by the Piper Alpha tragedy are invited to attend the memorial service and the act of remembrance.
In June 2007 Aberdeenshire Council won an award at the International Green Apple Awards of 2007 for its work in preserving our historic kirkyards. TV presenter and botanist Professor David Bellamy OBE presented the trophy at a ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens in London.
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The History Of St Nicholas Church
Situated in the heart of Aberdeen town centre on Union Street, St Nicholas Church and its graveyard is nicknamed the Mither Kirk (Doric for Mother Church) due to its age. It dates back to the 12th Century and there is evidence that another Church was situated on the site before that time. As with other churches, it suffered during the Reformation but was rebuilt and repaired soon after. Sir John Gordon who was executed after the Battle of Corrichie in 1562 is interred in the Crypt.
The Graveyard of the Church is a popular place for those seeking a rest from the hustle and bustle of the shopping area. There are some comfortable benches and many folk like to browse around the tombstones and memorials, some of which date back to the 17th Century. One of its occupants haunts the Graveyard. Follow us on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Contact Me.
My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
The Ghosts Of St Nicholas Church Graveyard
The Graveyard is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a lady dressed in a white dress. She is seen to have black hair.
The steeple was used to imprison those accused of witchcraft. Read more on the Aberdeen witchcraft trials page.
Famous People Buried In St Nicholas Church Graveyard
The magician John Henry Anderson.
Mary Garden.
More haunted graveyards of Aberdeenshire.
Tours Of The Kirk Of St Nicholas Aberdeen
Visitors can enjoy a tour of the Church, the graveyard and also recent archaeology digging excavation site. The tours are free, though please do consider leaving a donation. For opening times and the time of each tour then please see their website at www.kirk-of-st-nicholas.org.uk
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
Photographs Of St Nicholas Church Aberdeen
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6 July 2008 - Memorial service at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Union Street at 2pm to mark the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy on the 6 July 1988. It will be led by the Reverend Andrew Jolly who is the chaplain to the UK oil and gas industry. At 4pm there will be an act or remembrance at the Piper Alpha Memorial at Hazlehead Park. The families and friends of those 167 men who died and those affected by the Piper Alpha tragedy are invited to attend the memorial service and the act of remembrance.
In June 2007 Aberdeenshire Council won an award at the International Green Apple Awards of 2007 for its work in preserving our historic kirkyards. TV presenter and botanist Professor David Bellamy OBE presented the trophy at a ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens in London.
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