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Rahan — RAHIN

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Rahan — RAHIN
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Detached five-bay single-storey Church of Ireland church, built 1912; dedicated 1913, on a cruciform plan comprising three-bay single-storey nave with single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey lower transepts centred on single-bay single-storey chancel to crossing (east); single-bay single-storey gabled projecting lower open porch (north-west). Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted dragged cut-limestone coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on dragged cut-limestone "Cavetto" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on battered base with dragged edged dragged cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Round-headed window openings, dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing boarded-up fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Round-headed window openings (transepts), dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing boarded-up fittings. Paired round-headed window openings (east), dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing boarded-up fittings. Paired round-headed window openings to entrance (west) front, dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing boarded-up fittings. Full-height interior open into roof with herring bone-pattern central aisle, round arches (transepts), exposed round arch-braced collared timber roof construction on cut-limestone beaded "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling on carved timber cornice, and round-headed chancel arch framing stepped dais to chancel (east). Set back from road at entrance to Rahan.

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