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Saint Columba's Church (Durrow)

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Saint Columba's Church (Durrow)
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The walls are only the start of this story. Its finely executed cut stone has been excellently conserved along with surviving stained glass, bellcote, dentils and ridge cresting.
Detached cruciform former Church of Ireland church, built in 1881, with entrance porch to south-east. Pitched slate roof with limestone ridge cresting, spired limestone bellcote to south-west, roof vent, wrought-iron finials and limestone dentils to eaves course. Rock-faced limestone walls with tooled quoins and buttresses. Three-light lancet windows with tooled limestone surrounds and stained glass. Recessed pointed-arched doorway with tooled limestone surround to double timber battened door. Set within its own grounds. Front of site bounded by random coursed limestone wall with dog tooth capping and blocked gate piers with cast-iron gates.
Its finely executed cut stone has been excellently conserved along with surviving stained glass, bellcote, dentils and ridge cresting.
Built in 1881, the congregation of this church was moved here form Saint Columbkille's Church in the grounds of Durrow Demesne. Its finely executed cut stone has been excellently conserved along with surviving stained glass, bellcote, dentils and ridge cresting. The abundance of surviving original features contribute the elegant design of the exterior of this church. It was sold in 1993 and is now a private residence.

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Its finely executed cut stone has been excellently conserved along with surviving stained glass, bellcote, dentils and ridge cresting.

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