Saint Attracta's Catholic Church — KILTARTAN

Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, dated 1842, having two-bay nave, single-bay transepts, shallow single-bay chancel (to west end), recent sacristy to west gable, and recent gabled porch to south elevation. Pitched slate roofs having terracotta ridge cresting, cast-iron rainwater goods, limestone copings and sculpted limestone Celtic cross finials. Lined-and-ruled render to walls, with plinth course. Inscribed limestone plaque to external wall of south transept. Pointed arch window openings, double-light to transept gables and to east end of nave, with tooled limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds to all elevations except for those to rear of building, latter being rendered, and nave windows having stained glass. Row of three square-headed timber windows to north elevation of sacristy. Tudor-arch doorway in east wall of south transept, having tooled block-and-start surround, converted to window. Square-headed double-leaf timber battened doors to east and west sides of porch, with overlights. Square-headed timber battened door with overlight to south elevation of sacristy. Square-plan freestanding belfry to south of church, with pebbledashed and smooth rendered walls, and render cross to top, and with square-headed timber battened door to. Interior has plastered ceiling to A-frmaed roof, pointed arch to altar area, marble Stations of the Cross, and decoratively carved limestone stoup. Religious statues to nave. Carved wooden altar, reredos and tabernacle. Stained-glass windows refer to various dioceses. Rubble stone boundary wall to east of church. Two pairs of square-profile rendered piers with render capping, flanking double-leaf metal gates, one to south-east and one to north-east of building. Rubble stone boundary wall. Rendered steps with render retaining walls leading from site boundary to church.