Sandwick Kirk
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Sandwick Kirk was built in 1807, the bellfry was added in 1897.
The kirkyard has an enclosing containing memorials to the Bruces of Sandlodge
A world War II Memorial is erected at one of the walls of the kirk.
"A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" by Samuel Lewis, (1846), says about the Kirk : "The church, erected by the heritors in 1807, at a cost of £700, is a neat substantial structure situated on a level green at the head of Sandwick bay, and contains nearly 600 sittings."
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