Saint Mary's Church (Inistioge)

Church/chapel in Kilkenny, Ireland, dating from 1820–1825

Detached eight-bay double-height single-cell Early English Gothic-style Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1824, incorporating fabric of medieval Augustinian priory, founded 1210, comprising eight-bay double-height nave with single-bay four-stage medieval tower house (White Castle), c.1525, to west on a square plan adapted as entrance tower. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-stone coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves having corbels. Roof to tower not visible behind parapet. Coursed squared granite walls to nave and to first stage to tower with random rubble stone walls to remainder of tower having batter, dressed rubble stone quoins to corner, cast-iron clock face to third stage, and battlemented parapet on cut-stone stringcourse having cut-stone pinnacles. Lancet window openings to nave (some paired in bipartite arrangement; grouped in three-part arrangement to east) with cut-stone surrounds having chamfered reveals, hood mouldings over, and fixed-pane timber windows having lattice glazing with some having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet openings to top (bell) stage to tower in bipartite arrangement with cut-stone surrounds having chamfered reveals, mullions, hood mouldings over, and louvered panel fittings. Round-headed door opening with carved cut-stone Romanesque doorcase (probably salvaged) incorporating colonettes sup

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1820–1825

Where:
Kilkenny, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.49°N, 7.07°W

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