Elgin South Parish Church, Moray Street, Elgin

Elgin South Parish Church, located on Moray Street in Elgin, was designed by A and W Reid and built between 1852 and 1854. This 1st pointed Gothic church features a 5-bay rectangular layout oriented north to south. The exterior is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. It has a three-stage tower topped with a tooled facetted spire that includes lucarnes on alternate faces. The design incorporates stepped angle buttresses, with the entrance located under a pointed moulded head at the north side. The lower stage has small lancet windows, while the third stage features paired belfry openings with a clock above on each face. The gable ends are adorned with 2-light windows, outer buttresses, and crocketted finials. Each flank of the church is decorated with narrow cusped lancets, separated by buttresses, and topped with hoodmoulds. The roof is covered with slate.

Inside, the church has a braced rafter ceiling and a U-shaped gallery supported by slender hexagonal iron columns with plaster capitals. The gallery features a panelled balustrade with a Gothic motif and a painted plaster frieze of entwined leaves and buds. Additionally, a small church room from the later 19th century has been added to the south gable.