Saint Drostan's Church, Elphin Street, New Aberdour

Saint Drostan's Church, located on Elphin Street in New Aberdour, was built in 1818, possibly designed by architect John Smith from Aberdeen. The church underwent extensive renovations in 1885. It is a plain rectangular structure with a four-bay south front, featuring harled walls with tooled granite ashlar margins and dressings. The original entrance is on the east side, while a similar entrance on the west side is concealed by a porch added in 1885. Both entrances have double-leaf plank doors from 1885, equipped with ornate cast-iron hinges. The south front is illuminated by four shallow Tudor-arched windows that are evenly spaced, and there are similar long gallery windows in each gable. A blocked gallery window is located in the center of the rear elevation, and the church has secondary large-pane exterior glazing with leaded quarries. At the west gable, there is a bellcote, believed to be from 1771, which was reused from the old parish church. A worn plaque dated below a mural sundial is situated in the center of the south wall. The church features 1885 skewputts, a slate roof, and a tiled ridge.

Inside, the church has a galleried interior where the gallery was refronted in 1885, likely reusing the original 1818 panelling, and it projects slightly forward, supported by original cast-iron columns. The square panelled pulpit from 1885 has an ornate backboard and is accessed by a flight of stairs with turned balusters. The communion table, said to have originated from Forres, dates from around 1960. A pewter font dated 1773 is also present. The church and its burial ground are enclosed by a coped rubble wall, featuring a pair of square tooled ashlar gatepiers with cast-iron spearhead gates. Additionally, there is a war memorial commemorating those who served from 1914 to 1919, along with an additional plaque for the fallen of 1939 to 1945.