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Church of St. John the Baptist — Castle Avenue

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Church of St. John the Baptist — Castle Avenue
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Ruinous remains of freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c. 1610 incorporating earlier fabric, having four-bay nave with entrance porch to west end, west gable rising to form bell-cote, and with north transept. Roofless, with evidence for pitched roof. Pediment to bellcote, having cut stone coping and square-headed opening for bell. Rubble stone walls. Round-headed window openings, with cut limestone voussoirs and sill to porch window, red brick reveals to others, steel bars. Pointed arch door opening to north elevation of nave with rubble stone voussoirs and steel bars. Round-headed door opening to porch, having chamfered sandstone surround, and steel gate. Round-headed door opening to south elevation of nave with rubble stone voussoirs and steel gate. Gravestones and slabs to interior. Set in graveyard, to west side of Castle Avenue, to northeast of Clontarf Castle.

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