Killinchy C of I Parish Church, Church Hill, Killinchy, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 6PP

Relatively small, plain and compact, single storey gothic church with tower, of 1830, perched prominently on a hill at the N end of Killinchy village. In recent times the facade has been rendered with ‘salt & pepper’ pebbledash, which has somewhat devalued what is otherwise a simple rural church. At the W end of the church is the three storey buttressed and pinnacle tower. The entrance is located on the ground floor of the S face of the tower and consists of a timber sheeted door set within a pointed arch opening with chamfered sandstone reveal and label moulding over. High above the door is a small diamond shaped inscribed panel. Above this (at second floor level) is a pointed arch louvered opening. The W and N faces of the tower each have a similar opening to the second floor with a similar (but slightly taller) window to the first floor on the W face, with small leaded lights. Narrow projecting course to second floor. The tower is topped with battlements and four tall pyramidal pinnacles. The N and S facades of the nave each have three tall pointed arch windows with small diamond lights and decorated tympanum. Coloured glass to windows. To the E end of the nave is a small projecting chancel with large pointed arch window, with decoration similar to previous. Attached to the chancel is a lean to vestry/office with low level timber door on E facade leading presumably to a boiler house. On the N facade are two flat arch windows with sash frames. The whole facade is finished in pebbledash render with smooth cement render to wall edges and as narrow surrounds to windows. The nave roof is gabled and covered in Bangor blue slates Render curving wall with simple wrought iron railings to W and N of church. Scruffy stone gate pillars to W with simple wrought iron gate. Graveyard to S with headstones dating back to at least 1672. On the W side of the narrow road to the immediate W of this church is a fairly recently built estate of single storey houses in grey brick whose closeness somewhat mars what would otherwise have been a quiet rural setting.