Kilcoo C of I Parish Church, Bryansford Village, Ballyhafry, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0PT

Kilcoo Church of Ireland Parish Church is a simple, single-storey gothic parish church originally built in 1712, substantially enlarged and modified in the 19th century. The building stands picturesquely at the head of a long lane on a slight rise to the north of Bryansford Village.

The most prominent feature is a three-storey tower added to the west side in 1812. The tower's main entrance door is on its south face, constructed of timber sheeting within a painted stone-dressed pointed arch opening. Above the door is a small slate plaque with hood moulding bearing the inscription 'Lord I have loved the Habitation of thy House and the Place where thine HONOUR dwelleth. A.D. 1812 Psalm 26'.

The ground floor of the tower has moulded in and out quoins and features a timber-framed 'Y' tracery window to the west. To the north is a similar window opening set slightly higher, with small diamond panes in a metal frame rather than larger modern panes. A projecting string course runs between the ground and first floors.

The first floor is faced with ashlar coursed granite. Small mullioned tripartite windows with granite dressings, sills and hood drip stones are set on the south, west and north faces. The east face is largely obscured by the abutting gable and otherwise blank. Another projecting string course separates the first and second floors.

The second floor is finished with lined render and 'equal' stone quoins. Each of the four faces has a 'Y' tracery gothic window frame with louvers for ventilating the belfry, each with hood moulding. The tower is finished with elaborate pinnacles and formal castellations.

The west gabled face of the nave is largely obscured by the centrally placed tower. The north face of the nave has two metal-framed 'Y' tracery windows, the left one with centrally placed ventilation hoppers. A small lean-to vestry projection is set to the far left of this façade. The vestry's west face is blank; its north face has a plain timber door to the right and a small pointed arch window with mainly diamond panes to the left. The east face has a plain door opening to the right side. The projection's roof has the same pitch as the main roof but is set at a lower level. The east gabled face has one central tripartite intersecting tracery window.

The south face features, to the far right, a short blank section followed by a lean-to projection built in 1833 as a private pew for the Earl of Roden and his family, its roof continuing the plane of the main roof. This projection's east face is blank; its south face has two equally spaced pointed arch-headed windows with small diamond panes. The north face has a timber door with diagonal sheeting and decorative strap hinges set within a stone-dressed pointed arch-headed opening. To the left of the projection are two 'Y' tracery windows with diamond panes and ventilation hoppers to the right-hand window. The main body of the church is finished in lined render with shallow parapets to the main roof gables. Cast iron rainwater goods and Bangor blue slates complete the roof.

An extension comprising a nave extension and sanctuary was added in 1833 and 1841. To the right side of the south lean-to extension stands a simple but tall chimney stack finished in granite.

The church stands within its own grounds and is accompanied by a small cemetery section to the rear. Directly behind the rear gable is the Roden crypt, its entrance steps hidden from view by concrete planks covered with gravel, effectively concealing the crypt's existence.