Dyke Parish Church

The church was built as a rural parish church in 1781, at a cost of £525, by James Smith of Aldearn and James Smith of Nairn, on the site of a mediaeval church, first mentioned in a charter of the late twelfth century. Walker and Woodworth assert that the original church was dedicated to St Andrew, During the construction of the church, a twelfth century hoard of around 100 coins was discovered, as was an early mediaeval pictish cross slab, which is now installed in the grounds of Brodie Castle. At the east end of the church is a transverse wing which was predates the rest of the building, and is thought to have been attached as an aisle to the older church. It was built around 1693 as a…

The church is a rectangular building, with a six-bay south front of pinned rubble, with rubble sides and rear, and with tooled and polished ashlar detailing. The south gable of the church hall has an ornate doorway of ashlar sandstone, with Ionic columns supporting a corniced lintel, and a large window with intersecting stone tracery. The interior features a U-plan gallery, and an unusual triple-decker pulpit in the centre of the south wall, with stairs leading up to it from left and right.