Saint Colman's Cathedral

Church/chapel in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1260–1300

Freestanding cruciform-plan church, built c. 1280, altered, extended and repaired 1642, 1705, 1774-1776, 1856, 1893-94. Transepts to north and south elevations, three-bay choir to east and three-bay chapter house to north-east elevation. Now in use as cathedral. Pitched slate roofs with limestone copings and cross finials to north and south transepts. Rubble limestone and sandstone masonry walls with roughcast rendered walls to east and west elevations. Carved eaves course to choir and south transept. Carved corbel course to nave, north and south elevations. Limestone buttresses to nave and corners of north, south transepts and rear elevation. Triple round-headed openings to west elevation, having multiple-pane timber sliding sash windows, render hood mouldings, and sills. Lancet stained glass windows to west elevation, north and south aisles, having chamfered surrounds. Double and triple trefoil-headed lancet openings with quarry glazed windows, carved limestone hood mouldings with foliate stops and chamfered surrounds to nave and choir. Quatrefoil opening over triple lancet, quarry glazed windows to north transept, north elevation, having carved limestone hood mouldings with foliate stops. Triple lancet stained glass windows to north transept, east elevation having carved limestone hood mouldings with head label stops and limestone voussoirs. Pointed arch opening to east elev

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1260–1300

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.86°N, 8.12°W

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