King's College Chapel is a late 15th-century college chapel, known for its remarkable crown spire, restored in the 17th century after storm damage. The chapel, intended to serve the new university, was begun in 1498 and consecrated in 1509, at the same time as the opening of the university. The interior has some of the finest medieval woodwork in Scotland, including a pulpit, choir stalls and rood screen.
St Ninian's Church is a clandestine historical Catholic church. Built in 1755, it is the oldest Catholic church built in Scotland after the Reformation. In the tradition of barn churches, St Ninian's was given the appearance of a long, low barn. The church has a simple whitewashed interior with a fireplace and a single large room. A reused door with Corinthian columns leads from the fireplace and the baptistery to the church itself. The simple wooden benches and the confessional are painted grey. A simple octagonal pulpit with soundboard dates from 1787. The building was restored in 1951.
Gordon Chapel was built in 1834 to a design by Archibald Simpson, funded by George, 5th Duke of Gordon, and Duchess Elizabeth to serve as a place of worship for the Episcopalians of Fochabers who had been meeting in a thatched cottage for some 50 years.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was built in 1850. The architect for the church was George Mathewson.
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