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Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c.1824. Now in use as a restaurant with modern single-storey extension to the north. Church comprises five-bay hall with single-bay single-storey gable-fronted porches to centre of south and north elevations of nave. Three-stage tower on square-plan (with clasping diagonal corner buttresses) adjoining to the west with raised parapet with English-style crenellations, corner pinnacles and a needle spire on octagonal plan. Pitched slate roof behind continuous battlemented parapet with eaves cornice and cast-iron rainwater goods. Original roof removed in 1989. Constructed of snecked dressed limestone with extensive ashlar detail. Pointed segmental-headed Perpendicular windows, triple-light to nave openings and to lower stage of tower (on south and north faces) and five-light to chancel/sanctuary gable (east), each with cut stone switchback mullions, chamfered reveals and drip mouldings over. Pointed segmental-headed doorcases to west face of tower and to projecting porch on south side of nave with studded timber doors and drip mouldings over. Paired square-headed window openings to second stage of tower with chamfered reveals, stone mullions and hoodmouldings over. Clock face to second stage, above windows, to south face. Pointed segmental-headed openings to belfry (third stage) with cut stone Perpendicular tracery, drip mouldings over and modern leaded windows. Set back from road in mature wooded grounds at the entrance to Ballynagall House (ruinous). Original entrance to east with cast-iron gates, cut stone gate piers on square-plan with decorative coping over and rubble limestone boundary walls. Church now approached from the south through entrance gates to Ballynagall House. Associated rectory (15401206) located c.1 kilometre to the west, at west end of former Ballynagall Demesne.
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