Ballyshannon Presbyterian Church

Freestanding Presbyterian church, dated 1834 and modified and enlarged c. 1885, comprising a three-bay hall to the west with projecting gable-fronted extensions to the south and north elevations of the east end of original hall, added c. 1885. Three-bay single-storey block attached to the south end of the projecting addition to the south having shallow projecting gable-fronted porch to the centre bay. Stepped open belfry to gable apex of gabled projection to the south having wrought-iron cross finial over. Shallow gable-fronted projection to the east elevation/chancel. Pitched artificial slate roofs of building having decorative (metal?) ridge cresting and projecting cut stone eaves course. Raised cut stone verges to gable ends and to gabled porch having moulded kneeler stones to eaves and with decorative moulded stone finials to gable apexes. Lean-to artificial slate roof to entrance porch projection. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughly squared and coursed rubble stone construction to original hall to the west having flush cut stone quoins to the corners and chamfered plinth course to base. Rock-faced snecked stone walls to gabled additions to the east having chamfered cut stone plinth course, and having flush squared ashlar quoins to the corners. Flush smooth cut stone stringcourse to south projecting gable at eaves level. Roughcast rendered finish to west elevations of main hall. Stepped ashlar limestone clasping buttresses to the corners of the gabled projections to the south and the north of original hall surmounted by ashlar cruciform-plan gabled pinnacles over with ornate foliate finials. Cut stone finial on gabled carved stone base to projection to the east elevation. Pointed-arched window openings to the south and north elevations of hall to west having staged chamfered ashlar surrounds, cut stone Y-tracery, chamfered ashlar sills, plate glass windows, and hoodmouldings over. Central circular window openings to the north and south gable ends of extension to the east having chamfered cut stone surround with ashlar inset/tracery having circular window openings with stained glass. Curved triangular/sub-circular window opening to the shallow chancel project to the east having chamfered ashlar surround with ashlar inset/tracery having circular window openings with stained glass, and having moulded hoodmoulding over with elaborate carved foliated label stops. Pointed-arch window openings to the east elevation, flanking central shallow chancel projection, having chamfered cut stone surrounds, chamfered sills and stained glass. Shouldered window openings to south face of single-storey porch projection, flanking doorway, having chamfered cut stone surrounds, chamfered sills and leaded stained glass. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to front face of porch to south having chamfered cut stone surround, hoodmoulding over with foliated label stops, replacement timber double-doors, and timber sheeting to former overlight. Flight of cut stone steps serving doorway flanked to either side (east and west) by plinth walls having cut stone coping over with chamfered margins. Modern metal railings to steps. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of Ballyshannon town centre. Tarmacadamed forecourt to the south with small graveyard to the south-west of enclosure having cut stone gravemarkers, some with wrought-iron railings. Cut stone steps to graveyard, one having incised Ordnance Survey benchmark. Bounded on road-frontage to the south by rendered boundary wall having cut stone coping over. Gateway to the south of church comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having capstones over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Single-storey former school or Sunday school to the south-west having pitched natural and artificial slate (fibre cement), roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course, and square-headed window openings having replacement windows. Single-bay entrance porch attached to the north gable end having square-headed openings with timber door to the east face and multi-pane timber casement window to the north elevation. Render failing to west elevation of school exposing red brick construction. Single-storey outbuilding to the north-west having roughcast rendered walls, lean-to roof and square-headed openings with timber doors. Associated former manse (not in survey), built c. 1840, adjacent to the east.