- Building type: Church
- Date of construction: 1870
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: B+
- HB/SMR Ref: HB20/08/050
- 2nd Survey by EHS: Yes
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St. Comgall's RC Church, Castle Street, Antrim
County Antrim
Baroque style church with rounded arch windows. Front tall square tower with large recessed entrance below large ocular window. Nave with pitched slate roof. North and South transepts with enclosed porch entrance and chancel. Pink sandstone dressing and Tardree string course. Front cleaned 2005. Used to be painted black and white until 1990’s which has affected the texture of the dressed stone
| Stone Type Category: | Basalt |
| Primary Stone Type: | Basalt |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Scrabo Sandstone |
| Other Stone Type: | Tardree Rhyolite |
| Replacement Stone Type: | English Carboniferous Sandstone |
| Stonework Construction: | Un-coursed squared rubble |
| Stonework Condition: | Basalt stonework is in good condition with no evidence of surface deterioration. Sandstone detailing exhibits widespread evidence of surface deterioration with some scaling and granular disintegration. |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 2 |
