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Saint Gobnet's Church (Ballyvourney)

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Saint Gobnet's Church (Ballyvourney)
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One word in the official record changes the whole story. Freestanding Board of First Fruits style church, built c.1810, comprising three-bay nave with two-stage crenulated entrance tower to west and single-bay vestry to north-east.
Freestanding Board of First Fruits style church, built c.1810, comprising three-bay nave with two-stage crenulated entrance tower to west and single-bay vestry to north-east. Now disused. Pitched and lean-to slate roofs with concrete eaves course, corner corbels and cast-iron rainwater goods. Crenellated parapet, dressed corner pinnacles, string course and buttresses to tower. Dressed and rubble limestone walls with plinth. Pointed arch opening with single, paired and triple lancet windows with dressed limestone surrounds, carved hood moulding and dressed limestone sills. Stained glass windows to openings with leaded glazing and tracery (east and west). Timber louvres to upper stage of tower. Pointed arch door openings with carved hood moulding, limestone step and timber panelled doors with overlight. Rubble stone boundary wall, also enclosing earlier church and graveyard.
Freestanding Board of First Fruits style church, built c.1810, comprising three-bay nave with two-stage crenulated entrance tower to west and single-bay vestry to north-east.
Typical Board of the First Fruits style church, set in secluded earlier ecclesiastical site, demonstrating continuation of site use. Impressive structure having imposing presence within the graveyard and holding a more prominent position than the earlier late medieval parish church to the south.

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Freestanding Board of First Fruits style church, built c.1810, comprising three-bay nave with two-stage crenulated entrance tower to west and single-bay vestry to north-east.

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