Survey Data
Reg No
30402001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
176005, 260538
Date Recorded
01/10/1990
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding gable-fronted Presyterian church, built c.1860, having four-bay nave, and now ruined but undergoing renovation. Pitched roof missing covering. Limestone ashlar walls. Pointed-arch windows to nave with lighter coloured limestone dressings. Pointed-arch doorcase to gable-front with moulded surround and hood-moulding, set in shallow projection having trefoil window opening above and bellcote with round-arched bell opening and low-pitched, pyramidal roof. Entrance gates have limestone piers of rusticated limestone with capstones and cast-iron gates.
Appraisal
This ruined church is a rare example of a rural Presbyterian church to be found outside the province of Ulster, the reason being the presence of Scots Presbyterians in the area. The church is a solid structure in the ubiquitous Gothic-style prevalent in the mid-nineteenth century. The church is an interesting record of the period and is of merit architecturally.