Ardcolm Church — Castlebridge

Detached four-bay double-height Church of Ireland church, built 1847, on a rectangular plan comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east) with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch (south-west). Pitched slate roofs with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "slated" coping to gables on cut-granite ogee kneelers including cut-granite "slated" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on cut-granite ogee kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-iron bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" battered walls with rough hewn "Old Red Sandstone" flush quoins to corners; tuck pointed coursed or snecked "Old Red Sandstone" surface finish to entrance (west) front with cut-"Old Red Sandstone" flush quoins to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and red brick voussoirs framing pivot fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front with limestone flagged threshold, and cut-granite thumbnail beaded surround framing replacement timber boarded double doors having overpanel. "Rose Window" (gable) with red brick voussoir surround framing iron mesh storm panel over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Full-height interior open into roof with stained glass "Rose Window" (----), carpeted limestone flagged central aisle between "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed timber pews, cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (1783; 1925), exposed split arch braced collared timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling on carved timber cornice, Gothic-style pulpit on an octagonal plan with Gothic-style clerk's desk, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to chancel (east) with arcaded communion railing centred on cloaked altar below stained glass "East Window" (----). Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.