Saint Columb's Church (Killygarvan) — Church Hill Road

Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1813-14 and extended in 1887, comprising a three-bay nave with projecting single-bay chancel to the east (added 1887) having attached single-bay single-storey vestry attached to the north elevation, and with three-stage tower (on square-plan) attached to the west having crenellated parapet and with diagonally-set stepped clasping buttresses to the corners. Pitched natural slate roof to nave having raised cut stone verges to the gable ends, cut stone eaves course brought around west gable end as stringcourse, and with profiled cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched natural slate roof to chancel having exposed rafter ends, profiled cast-iron rainwater goods, and with raised cut stone verge to the east gable end having moulded kneeler stones at eaves level, and with cut stone (sandstone?) Celtic cross finial to gable apex with recessed cusped motif beneath. Mono-pitched natural slate roof to vestry. Cut stone battlements\crenellations to parapet of tower with cut stone stringcourse to base of parapet. Roughcast rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth to the north, south and east elevations of nave, ashlar construction to the west elevation of nave. Coursed rubble stone walls to the chancel having projecting plinth with chamfered cut stone coping over, and with diagonally-set stepped clasping buttresses to the corners to the east end. Ashlar construction to tower (rubble stone to the east elevation) with projecting cut stone stringcourses delineating stages. Pointed-arched window openings to the south side of nave having chamfered cut stone reveals, and with cast-iron quarry glazed windows to two openings to the west end, and with cut stone Y-tracery and stained glass windows to the window opening to the east end of the south elevation. Single pointed-arched window opening to the east end of the north side of nave having chamfered cut stone reveals, cut stone Y-tracery, and stained glass windows. Two square-headed window openings to the west end of the north elevation of nave having cast-iron quarry-glazed windows. Four-light pointed-arched window opening to the chancel gable having cut stone Geometric tracery, chamfered cut stone reveals, cut stone hoodmoulding over with decorative mask label stops, continuous moulded sill, and with modern storm glazing over. Square-headed window opening to the south side of chancel having chamfered cut stone reveals, cut stone tracery, and with two cusped lights with stained glass windows. Pointed-arched window openings to the north and south elevations of tower at first stage level having chamfered cut stone reveals and cast-iron quarry-glazed window openings; square-headed window openings to north, south, and west elevations of tower at second stage level having chamfered cut stone reveals and cast-iron quarry-glazed window openings; pointed-arched openings at tower at third stage\belfry level having chamfered cut stone reveals and timber louvers. Pointed-arched doorway to the front face of tower (west) having chamfered cut stone reveals, replacement battened timber double-doors, battened panel over (originally an overlight), and with cut stone step. Pointed-arched doorway to the east elevation of vestry having chamfered cut stone reveals and battened timber door. Pine-panelled ceiling to interior, gallery to the west end having timber panelled parapet, cut stone font, aumbry, choir with collegiate benches, and with timber pews. Interior refitted in 1887. Set back from road in elevated site to the west of the centre of Rathmullan. Site (on sub-rectangular plan) surrounded by rubble stone boundary wall, replacement roughcast rendered blockwork wall to the west elevation. Graveyard to the east, south and west of site having collection of mainly upstanding gravemarkers of nineteenth and twentieth century date. Gateway to the north-west corner of site having a pair of smooth cement rendered gate piers (on square-plan) with a pair of decorative wrought-iron gates having curvilinear detailing over, and with Celtic cross finial to centre. Pedestrian gateway to the south-east comprising a pair of smooth rendered ruled-and-line gate piers, wrought-iron gate, and having remains of wrought-iron lamp standard over. Long pathway to church from pedestrian gateway. Associated rectory (see 40819018) to the north-east.