Today, the Parish of Birnie still exists, but the Village of Birnie is only a tiny settlement consisting of several row houses and a school house (now converted into the Birnie Inn). And of course, there are a couple of distilleries taking advantage of our pure Birnie water. Since 1995, we hoped the Kirk would be a major destination for the Birnie descendents. Since then an original Celtic village has been excavated (see our Village page), and we believe the location of Birnie Palace is in a farmers field just outside the village of Thomshill. When the (sometimes fortified) residences were occupied by the Bishops, they where known as Palaces rather than Castles. With only buried rubble existing, there are no plans for restoration. However, visit Spynie Castle, the "sister" palace that eventually became the Bishop's home after moving from Birnie.

Palace of Birnie

Birnie Kirk

Of Birnie

Google Location of Birnie Parish