Survey Data
Reg No
30327012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
Date
1775 - 1780
Coordinates
112877, 222194
Date Recorded
24/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-storey former chapel, dated 1776. Pitched slate roof with moss and grass growth. Stone rubble walls having dressed stone eaves course and dressed limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed blind window opening to north-east elevation having limestone sill, block-and-start surround and lintel. Infilled pointed-arch door opening to south-east elevation having tooled limestone surround and voussoirs. Date-plaque over doorway.
Appraisal
Located in the south end of a graveyard near the seashore, this well preserved, sealed, mortuary chapel dates to 1776. It is simply constructed and is embellished by the tooled door and window. The plaque indicates that Stephen Martin was responsible for its construction.