Church of the Holy Redeemer — DRUMRONE

Freestanding double-height hall-type Catholic church, built c. 1869, comprising a five-bay nave to the west, shallow single-bay chancel with integrated chancel to the east end, and single-bay single-storey gable fronted entrance porch to the west gable end of nave. Modern single-storey flat-roofed additions to the south side of chancel and to the east end. Pitched natural slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, and cut stone Celtic cross finials to the gable apexes of the main body of the building, and cut stone cross finial over gable apex of entrance porch. Roughcast rendered walls to side elevations of nave (north and south) with smooth rendered plinth to base, and with block-and-start quoins (dressed stone to some corners) to the corners; smooth rendered finish to gable ends of nave (east and west) and to chancel with block-and-start quoins (dressed stone to some corners) to the corners. Pointed-arched window openings to the side elevations of nave having ashlar stone surrounds to the north elevation and raised rendered surrounds to the south gable, and having replacement windows. Leaded stained glass windows to the windows to a number of windows to side elevations of nave (north and south). Pointed-arch window openings to the west gable end of nave having raised surrounds and replacement windows. Pointed-arched window to the chancel gable (now blocked from main body of church) having ashlar surround and triple-light window with intersecting timber tracery and timber glazing bars. Cut stone roundel opening to the west elevation of entrance porch having chamfered ashlar surrounds and modern stained glass window depicting St. Columbkille, dated 2000; quatrefoil motif to west gable end of nave. Square-headed doorways to the north and south elevations of porch having rendered surrounds, painted plinth blocks to base and with replacement timber doors. Modern square-headed window and door openings to chancel/sacristy with modern timber fittings. Open braced timber roof to interior having timber boarded ceiling. Gallery to west end of nave supported on iron Doric columns. Timber confessional box having turned timber finials. Interior re-ordered c. 1980. Freestanding decorative cast-iron belfry to the south having cast-iron columns set on stepped plinth. Roughcast rendered boundary wall to the west of site; gateways to the west having rendered gate piers (on square-plan) and modern metal gates. Gravel/tarmacadam carpark to the west and the north-west. Located in the rural countryside to the north-east of Frosses and the north of Mountcharles.