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Saint James's Church (Castledermot) — Church Lane

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Saint James's Church (Castledermot) — Church Lane
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Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Church of Ireland church, built 1831-2, on site of earlier church (c.1150) with two-bay double-height lower chancel (east). Refronted, 1880. Gable-ended roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables with cross finial to apex to west. Cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves course. Roof to round tower not visible behind battlemented parapet wall. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Random rubble stone walls to round tower. Rubble stone battlemented parapet wall on stringcourse. Round-headed window openings. Stone sills. Fixed-pane windows. Lancet-arch window opening to chancel. Cut-stone surround with hood moulding over. Fixed-pane stained glass window. Hexafoil rose window over entrance to west in cut-stone medallion. Fixed-pane stained glass window. Round-headed door opening to west. Cut-stone Romanesque doorcase. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Square-headed door opening to chancel. Cut-granite surround. Replacement iron-sheeted door, c.1980. Round-headed openings to top stage of round tower. Fittings not visible. Set back from road in own grounds.

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