Rothes Kirk, Rothes

Rothes Kirk is a T-plan church built between 1780 and 1781, constructed from random rubble with tooled granite dressings and margins. The church has undergone several additions and alterations, including a vestry added in 1812, heightening in 1868, a clock tower designed by A and W Reid in 1870, and internal renovations in 1887.

The north elevation is long and symmetrical, featuring four round-headed windows. There is a round-headed entrance in the east gable and another at the base of the tower on the west side. A further door has been converted into a window in the center of the rear bowed wing. The square clock tower is made of tooled ashlar and consists of four stages, with each stage separated by moulded string-courses. The third stage features clasped pilasters and tall louvred openings, topped by a shallow stage with clock faces that break the wallhead beneath a semi-circular cornice. The tower is capped with a pyramidal spire adorned with banded decorative fishscale slating and a cast-iron weathervane.

At the rear, there is a small single-storey vestry with a canted gable, lattice-pane glazing, and slate roofs that are piended on the rear bowed wing.

Inside, the church retains its traditional layout, which was renovated in 1887. The central pulpit faces the organ, installed in 1894, located in the center of the north wall. The five-sided gallery has a panelled front with cusped detailing.