Saint Nicholas's Catholic Church — Tullahought

Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, dated 1885, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier Catholic chapel, pre-1840, on site. Extensively renovated, 1985, with interior remodelled. Pitched slate roof with decorative terracotta ridge tiles, cross finial to apex to east, and iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves having iron ties. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with pair of inscribed cut-limestone date stones/plaques, rendered strips to corners, and tooled cut-limestone stepped buttresses to nave having cut-limestone coping. Pointed-arch window openings (blind to gable to east) with cut-stone sills, cut-granite block-and-start surrounds to east having chamfered reveals, rendered frames supporting hood mouldings over, and fixed-pane fittings to all openings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals, rendered frames supporting hood moulding over, replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors, 1985, having side panels, and overlight. Full-height interior remodelled, 1985. Set back from road in own grounds with tooled limestone ashlar piers having cut-limestone capping, iron double gates having decorative finials, limestone ashlar chamfered coping supporting iron flanking railings having decorative finials, and tooled limestone ashlar outer piers having cut-limestone capping. (ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone markers, pre-1840-present. (iii) Freestanding belfry, dated 1941, comprising unpainted rendered tapered base on a square plan on cut-limestone step with moulded rendered surround framing iron plaque, moulded rendered capping supporting cast-iron pillars having foliate detailing, and cast-iron bell in iron frame.