A restrained Georgian church closes the High Street view, but its recent marketing for sale marks a major change in Fraserburgh’s religious landscape.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built 1803; interior remodelled 1898
- Architect / designer
- Alexander Morrice; interior work by A. Marshall Mackenzie
- Type
- Georgian parish church with a short tower, octagonal belfry and spire
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB31865)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 99829 67076
Architecture and continuing use
A harled rectangular body has four tall round-arched windows on each side. A squat ashlar tower rises through a pediment to an octagonal belfry and spire, long used as a visual marker from sea.
Its story
Alexander Morrice built the church in 1803 on the site of Fraserburgh’s earlier parish kirk. A. Marshall Mackenzie remodelled the interior in 1898. Congregational unions have since changed local worship, and the Church of Scotland now markets the building for sale.
Why it is included
Its Category B architecture, dominant urban position and uncertain next chapter make it essential evidence for both continuity and change.
What to notice
- Simple repeated round-arched windows.
- Tower changing from square to octagonal form.
- Axial position above Saltoun Square and the High Street.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the building as closed unless the owner or selling agent advertises a viewing or event. View from public space and do not enter the site without permission.
Timeline
- Built 1803 Alexander Morrice built the church in 1803 on the site of Fraserburgh’s earlier parish kirk. A. Marshall Mackenzie remodelled the interior in 1898. Congregational unions have since changed local worship, and the Church of Scotland now markets the building for sale.
- Present Former Church of Scotland place of worship currently marketed for sale; no routine public access assumed.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Older congregation and visitor pages still describe active worship. The current Church of Scotland sale listing is newer and therefore controls this record’s present-use statement.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Fraserburgh Old Parish Church, LB31865 — Designation status, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural or historical interest.
- Church of Scotland: Fraserburgh Old Church sale particulars — Current status, address, accommodation and sale context.
- Scotland’s Churches Trust: Fraserburgh Old Parish Church — Independent architectural description and historical worship context.
Location
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