Old Church, Dairsie

The Old Church in Dairsie, dated 1621, is a rectangular-plan, ashlar church featuring Gothic details. It has a four-bay layout and an octagonal tower that is corbelled over the southwest corner. The upper stage of the tower has rectangular openings on each face, with a crudely balustraded section above and a faceted spire topped with small lucarnes. The west wall features a segmental-headed moulded arch with a Renaissance doorpiece, along with a datestone and the crest of the Spottiswood family, including the initials of Archbishop John. The north and south bays are separated by buttresses that support three-light windows with bold plate tracery under pointed arches; one window has a cill raised over a blocked door. The east wall has a pair of similar windows, and there is a continuous moulded cill course. Grotesque mask spouts are located below the string at the eaves, originally intended to drain a flat roof, which was altered and raised in the late 18th century by architect Robert Balfour; it is now piended and slated.

Inside, the original interior was destroyed shortly after construction, and the 19th-century interior was also gutted. However, a gallery with a panelled front remains, supported by two cast-iron columns, along with simple dado panelling. A panelled oak door to the bell tower is likely original. Notable interior features include a pedimented marble monument with urn finials dated 1786 and a tomb slab from 1648. There is also a window by Ballantine & Gardiner of Edinburgh, dated 1905. To the east, there is a single-storey, two-bay gabled tool-shed with a door and a blind window, both featuring pointed heads on the south elevation. The graveyard is enclosed by rubble-built walls, which have corniced square ashlar gatepiers and decorative wrought-iron gates.