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Church of Saint John the Baptist (Rathconnell) — REYNELLA

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Church of Saint John the Baptist (Rathconnell) — REYNELLA
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Freestanding Church of Ireland church, dated 1798, comprising three-bay hall with attached three-stage tower on square-plan to the west with raised parapet with Irish-style crenellations with corner pinnacles having spire on octagonal plan. Apsidal chancel to northeast, built of rubble limestone. Now derelict, out of use and overgrown with ivy. Pitched slate roof with raised limestone verges, now missing. Roughcast rendered walls to nave with ashlar limestone detailing, rubble limestone construction to tower with ashlar limestone detailing including corner buttresses and string courses. Pointed-arched openings to southeast side of nave (now blocked), blank to northwest side. Pointed-arched doorcase to southeast face of tower with date plaque over and a quatrefoil opening above to second stage of tower. Pointed-arched openings to belfry with remains of timber louvered vents. Set back from road in mature, overgrown grounds with collection of mostly nineteenth century grave markers. A beehive-shaped mausoleum (15401309) is found to the southeast of the church.

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