Chapel of Garioch
Hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Chapel of Garioch is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Inverurie. The Balquhain stone circle is nearby.
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  Chapel of Garioch Location within Aberdeenshire | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | INVERURIE |
| Postcode district | AB51 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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The church, St Mary's Chapel, shares a parish with Blairdaff.[1] It was formerly under the patronage of the local Elphinstone lairds.[2]
Chapel of Garioch is in the West Garioch ward of Aberdeenshire Council.
History
The hamlet was formerly called Logie Durno or Durnock, but was renamed when the chapel was built in the early 17th century.
The Battle of Harlaw was fought here in 1411.[2]
Pittodrie House is a Category B listed building and former seat of the Erskine family. It consists of a medieval tower house (c. 1490), with later Jacobean (1675) and neo-Jacobean (1841) additions.[3]
