page_title: St Machar's Cathedral
hierarchical_section_title: St Machar's Cathedral
caption_attribution_description: English: St Machar's cathedral with watch house. The small house-like building was used in the 1800s to watch out for body snatchers seeking corpses for the University anatomists.
context_page_description: St Machar's Cathedral, is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690.
context_section_description: St Machar's Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Machar), (or, more formally, the Cathedral Church of St Machar) is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland.  It is located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen.  Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690.
caption: The cathedral's west front
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