Kiltennel Church and Cottage

Kiltennel Church and Cottage

Features

Kiltennel Church is a dignified church near Courtown County Wexford.

The church may be ideal for filmmakers who need a dignified church filming location or a church with a rustic or sylvan feel. The building is located in a small cospe of trees and is of a very fine design and contruction, and it will elevate any scenes filmed there with its beauty and appearance.

The church was built on the grounds of Kiltennel house. On the grounds are a thatched cottage and an oddly shaped gate lodge. These historic buildings give the area some extra potential as a filming location for period scenes. Also because of its position on the grounds of Kiltennel house, the church is located in an old copse of trees. These trees give the church a peaceful woodland feel. And the secluded driveway through these trees gives the church an immediate visual impact and a heightened sense of importance.

Kiltennel church is a Georgian Gothic Anglican church built in 1770. It was a family-church for the powerful Stopford family for nearly two hundred years. The church was built on the grounds of Kiltennel house, which also belonged to the Stopfords, and so there are some interesting features for filmmakers nearby. On the grounds are a thatched cottage and an oddly shaped gate lodge. These historic buildings give the area some extra potential as a filming location for period scenes.

Also, because of its position on the grounds of Kiltennel house, the church is located in an old copse of trees. These trees give the church a peaceful woodland feel. And the secluded driveway through these trees gives the church an immediate visual impact and a heightened sense of importance.

The church has several stained glass windows, memorial plaques to members of the Stopford family and other characterful details. Just to the side of the altar is a monument to Lady Charlotte Albinia Stopford. This consists of a sculpted tomb marker and an opus sectile/mozaic mural. This unusual monument was created in 1836.

More Info

Parking: Onsite, fits ~15 cars.

Nearest village: Courtown, 3km away.

Nearest town: Gorey, 5km away.

Photographer: Gordon Wycherly