Old Parish Church (also known as Muckle Kirk) is a

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building located on Maiden Street in

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and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806, to a design by Alexander Laing, of

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. Its Burgerhuys bell dates to 1647. The church closed in 2016, and its congregation merged with Peterhead's Trinity Church to form Peterhead New Parish Church.Peterhead New Parish Church
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File:Old Parish Church, Peterhead.jpg, View of the church's southern side from Maiden Street. The church hall, built in 1896, is in the foreground File:Peterhead Old Parish Church, side view.JPG, The exterior entrance to the church hall

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