Reynalton Church

Reynalton Church is a 19th-century church incorporating a nave and chancel in one form, with a south transept and a small tower. The church is constructed from uncoarsed local sandstone masonry, with traces of old render visible on the north face of the nave and chancel. The eastern wall of the chancel is slightly battered at its base. The tower is built of similar masonry, but has prominent quoins for approximately two-thirds of its height, suggesting the upper third may have been rebuilt. A straight joint on the south wall of the nave, to the left of the doorway, indicates the possible former presence of a lost porch.

The roof is covered with thick slates and tile ridges, featuring coped gables and a final cross at the east. The windows are generally 19th century and consist of pairs of lancets grouped under a relieving arch. The south wall of the chancel has a single square-headed window. A pair of square-headed windows in the west wall of the tower illuminate the apex of the vaulted lower storey. The 19th-century south door has a four-centred arch formed from two stones, and hooks on the exterior face of the wall likely related to a lost external door.

The tower is a small example of local traditional style, standing two storeys high. A parapet projects on corbels on all sides, but the undersides of the corbels are splayed, rather than having the usual quarter-round form. The belfry lights are square-headed with large slate louvres on all faces. The staircase turret rises to the upper storey, but unlike in the local tradition, does not extend to the roof; it has its own gable roof facing north.

The chancel and nave are continuous, without a distinct chancel arch. The roof dates to the 19th-century restoration and features collar beam trusses. Interior walls are plastered and whitewashed, with two steps leading up to the sanctuary. A high-level corbel, possibly from a former roof structure, is located east of the transept. The transept opens into the nave via a low, roughly formed segmental arch, and contains steep, disused stairs to the west. The church contains 19th-century pews, with some earlier 19th-century examples remaining in the transept. The vaulted base of the tower opens directly into the nave. There are no inscriptions.