Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint Carthage — Courtnacuddy

Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1856-9; dated 1859, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (north) front. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 1998. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch); clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled "Cavetto" kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (north) front on trefoil-detailed gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls with benchmark-inscribed cut-granite flush quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (south). Cusped lancet window openings with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (south), cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on stained glass roundels. Pair of cusped lancet window openings to entrance (north) front with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (porch) with cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass roundels. Pointed-arch opposing door openings to "cheeks" with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Interior including vestibule (north) with stained glass window (----); pointed-arch door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof "restored", 1998, with carpeted central aisle between replacement timber pews, grouped timber stations between frosted glass windows, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (south) reordered, ----, with pierced trefoil-detailed altar below stained glass "South Window" in mosaic tiled surround, and exposed scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with granite ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed wrought iron double gates.