Parish Church, Fordyce

The Parish Church in Fordyce, dated 1804 and renovated in 1894, is a substantial rectangular building featuring a four-bay south elevation. The exterior is harled with ashlar margins and dressings. The entrance on the east and west gables is round-headed with a keystone and has blocked imposts. Above the entrance, there is a similarly detailed gallery window, along with a square loft window in each gable. The long south elevation has regular round-headed keystoned fenestration with no windows on the north side. The windows have multi-pane glazing, and there is a late 19th century vestry window to the left of the entrance.

At the apex of the east gable, there is a circa 1830 bellcote adorned with anthemion angle acroteria and a shaped finial, while a ball finial is located at the west. The roof is covered with Banffshire slate, and it houses a bell from 1702.

Inside, the church was re-cast and reduced in size in 1894. A five-sided gallery remains, but a wall has been inserted to separate the west portion. This new wall is fronted by a large organ and a communion table. A low octagonal pulpit from the later 19th century stands near the site of the original pulpit by the south wall, with plain pews and a plank dado throughout. There are various plain 19th century mural memorials.

The church is enclosed by coped rubble walls on the east and south sides, featuring a pair of flat-arched entrances in the east wall that are closed with double leaf plank doors.