Collon Church

Church/chapel in Louth, Ireland, dating from 1810–1815

Freestanding gable-fronted Church of Ireland church, dated 1813. Rectangular five-bay hall, splayed inwards at north-east and south-east corners, single-storey lean-to entrance porches to north and south sides of east end engaging with octagonal clasping buttresses to north and south sides of central breakfront; each buttress terminated with blind arcading, crenellations and cupola; single-storey hipped roof vestry to central projection to west end surmounted by bellcote. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, set behind parapet, cast-iron downpipes. Ashlar limestone walling to east elevation and porches, blind oculus to gable, blind shallow trefoil arcading below east window, blind crenellated parapet to main roof, open quatrefoil parapet balustrade to porches raked to roof line, stepped buttresses to north and south elevations each with pedimented cap; unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to remaining elevations, tooled limestone plinth, ashlar buttresses, plaques with '18' and '13' date to west gable. Four-centred and pointed arch window openings, blind window openings to north elevation; chamfered limestone reveals, limestone perpendicular traceried windows, stained glass leaded lights, hood mouldings with label stops to all openings except porches; painted timber traceried windows to vestry. Pointed arch door openings, chamfered limestone reveals, moul

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1810–1815

Where:
Louth, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.78°N, 6.49°W

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