Saint Colman's Catholic Church — Ballindaggan

Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, opened 1864, on a rectangular plan with single-bay full-height buttressed gabled breakfront to entrance (west) front. Reroofed, 1899. Renovated, 1969, with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 1992. Damaged, 1997. Repaired, 1998. Pitched slate roof with roll moulded terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite "slated" coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers including cut-granite "slated" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with quatrefoil-perforated granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed schist-inserted coursed hammered granite battered walls with cut-granite flush quoins to corners; tuck pointed granite ashlar surface finish to entrance (west) front. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite Y-mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Trefoil-detailed pointed-arch window opening (east), cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch "Trumeau" door opening to entrance (west) front with cut-granite threshold, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having moulded reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded doors. Pointed-arch window opening (gable), cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door openings with cut-granite thresholds, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing replacement fixed-pane fittings. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery on an engaged half-octagonal plan below stained glass "West Window" (1899), carpeted aisles between timber pews, paired timber stations between frosted glass windows, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1969, with arcaded communion table (1934) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1913), and exposed Hammerbeam timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with timber boarded polygonal vaulted ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds with granite ashlar piers to perimeter having flat iron Cross finial-topped pyramidal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron double gates.