Church Of St John

The Church of St John is a parish church dating from the late 12th century and 13th century, with significant restoration carried out in 1876 by Ewan Christian. It features a mix of red and pink blocks of sandstone, with the upper part of the walls constructed from coursed red sandstone rubble. The roofs are made of graduated greenslate and have coped gables. The church has a three-bay nave with aisles, a south porch, and a twin open bellcote, along with a single-bay chancel that includes a north vestry.

The nave contains a 19th-century stone porch, while the aisles are fitted with 19th-century windows, including two- and three-light cusped designs, although the north windows lack cusped heads. There is a built-in sundial on the south side. The chancel has a blocked south priest's doorway and a blocked original east window opening, which is situated below a 19th-century three-light window.

Inside the nave, there is a 12th-century font mounted on a 19th-century stem, and a three-bay arcade featuring pointed arches; the north arches rest on octagonal piers, while the south arches are supported by round piers. A 13th-century piscina is located under the respond of the northeast arch, and part of an original window splay can be seen in the south aisle beneath a 19th-century window, along with another piscina. The pointed chancel arch leads to the chancel, which contains piscina and large arched recesses from the 19th century. The church also features 16th-century roof trusses, one of which bears an inscription dated 1585, and a white marble wall plaque in the north aisle commemorating Susanna Richmond of Highhead Castle from 1774. The furnishings and fittings are predominantly from the 19th century.