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Holy Trinity Church (Ballycroy) — CASTLEHILL [ERR. BY.]

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Holy Trinity Church (Ballycroy) — CASTLEHILL [ERR. BY.]
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Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Ecclesiastical Commissioners'[?] Church of Ireland church, dated 1850; under construction 1852; consecrated 1854, with single-bay full-height buttressed gabled breakfront to entrance (south) front. In use, 1942. Closed, 1963. In ruins, 1991. Pitched roof now missing, remains of drag edged tooled cut-limestone coping to gables on drag edged tooled cut-limestone "Bowtell" corbel kneelers including drag edged tooled cut-limestone coping to gable to entrance (south) front with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar gabled bellcote to apex, and no rainwater goods surviving on drag edged tooled cut-limestone eaves. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked sandstone walls on drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone diagonal stepped buttresses to entrance (south) front supporting drag edged tooled cut-limestone diagonal obelisk pinnacles. Lancet window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with fixed-pane timber fittings now missing. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (north) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone sill, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with fitting now missing. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (south) front below cut-limestone date stone ("1850") in dragged cut-limestone chamfered surround with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals. Lancet "arrow loop" window opening to gable with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals. Interior in ruins with ceramic tiled cut-granite stepped dais to sanctuary (north). Set in unkempt grounds.

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