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| Killegar Church of Ireland Church, County Leitrim
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| 30930003 |
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| Reg. No. | 30930003 |
| Date | 1815 - 1820 |
| Previous Name | N/A |
| Townland | KILLYGAR |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Coordinates | 225631, 307298 |
| Categories of Special Interest | ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL SOCIAL TECHNICAL |
| Rating | Regional |
| Original Use | church/chapel |
| In Use As | church/chapel |
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Description
Detached single-cell Church of Ireland church, built in 1817 by John Godley, with three-bay nave, three-stage tower to the west and single-storey vestry. Pitched tiled roof to nave with stone chimneystack, limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed stone walls with tooled quoins and rendered pediment to east end. Pointed-arched window openings have tooled limestone surrounds and sills and decorative paired and traceried timber sash windows. Pointed-arched door opening to tower with tooled stone surround, timber battened double door and stone threshold. Door to sacristy has a red brick flat-arch. Castellated three-stage tower with pinnacles and string courses to first and second stage. Graveyard with grave markers dating from early-eighteenth century to present. Site enclosed by rendered wall and cast-iron gates flanked by carved stone piers.
Appraisal
Killegar Church of Ireland church exhibits architectural and design qualities that exceed the standard typically found in a rural church. The verticality of the tall square-profiled tower with castellated parapet adds an interesting contrast to the long three-bay nave. The rubble stone elevations are embellished by the highly decorative tracery windows set in tooled limestone surrounds. This church forms a group with the structures on the Killegar Demesne which is located directly across the road from the church. |
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