Dunnet Parish Church is a

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church in Dunnet, Caithness, northern

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. References to St Mary's Parish Church are known from as far back as the 13th century, and there are pre-16th century gravestones in the churchyard. It undoubtedly has pre-reformation origins, and the cartographer

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was a notable minister here in 1610.St Mary's Church; Dunnet Church
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