The spire of Montrose Old and St Andrew's Church is one of the defining features of the Angus town's skyline. The current building dates from the late 18th century, with the distinctive steeple added in 1834. From street level it is striking; from the air the relationship between the church and the surrounding town becomes much clearer.
These drone photographs were taken to show the church in its wider urban setting — the way the spire anchors the High Street, the surrounding rooflines and the grid of the town below. The aerial perspective reveals the church's scale relative to the streets around it in a way that ground-level photography cannot.
Montrose itself has a long history as a trading port and market town, and the church reflects the civic ambition of a prosperous Angus community. It remains a working parish church and a significant local landmark.
This shoot is part of a continuing series on historic churches and town landmarks across Scotland
This work adds to my series on churches, using drone photography to show how historic buildings shape and define modern townscapes.