St Giles' Church Of Scotland, High Street, Elgin

St Giles' Church of Scotland, located on High Street in Elgin, was designed by Archibald Simpson and built between 1825 and 1828. This church features a rectangular plan and a tower at the eastern end, showcasing a Greek Revival architectural style. The west façade is highlighted by a Doric hexastyle portico with a deep entablature, which is decorated with Empire wreath ornamentation in the frieze pediment above. There are three doorways, with the central one being tall and featuring double-leaf doors adorned with a Greek key pattern. The church has six-bay flanks, with plain windows that are flush to the wall, each having a single Greek key patterned transom.

At the eastern end, a projecting bay supports a single-stage tower topped with a columned drum, which is modeled after the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. The tower includes tall corniced and louvred openings, as well as a clock on each face, and is accented by clasping angle pilasters.

Inside, the church has a panelled gallery on three sides, supported by simple wooden pillars and featuring a Greek key-patterned parapet. The eastern wall is adorned with giant pilasters, and the seating consists of plain wooden pews. A circular panelled pulpit is supported by a single reeded Roman Doric column, topped with a domed sounding board that has a deep cornice and a carved finial. This is supported by a pair of reeded columns with Corinthian capitals, and the pulpit is accessed by a flight of stairs with a cast-iron balustrade.