Cruden Bay is the village that lies at the northern end of
the two mile arc of wide pink sands that forms the Bay of
Cruden. The purist would say that the harbour area is more
properly known as Port Erroll, and Cruden Bay itself lies
a little inland: but as you stroll around you're unlikely
to notice the difference.
Approaching from the west, the first you see of Cruden Bay
is St James's Church, prominently positioned on Chapel Hill
amid open fields. With a spire that makes it one of the most
prominent landmarks in the area, St James's was built in 1842.
The font comes from a much earlier chapel built here some
time before 1100 to mark the site of a battle between Danes
and Scots in 1012. Who won? There's a clue in the origins
of the name "Cruden", which comes from the Gaelic
Croch Dain or "Slaughter of Danes".
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