There was once a leper colony here and there are six squints (peepholes into the church) at the east end of the building; 2 in the east wall and 2 each in the north and south side walls at the east end. Most churches would have only had one squint for those who were not allowed to enter the building for health reasons, such as leprosy.
The stonework shows the different building stages and it looks as though the original square church was extended eastwards at some time fairly early in its history. The stonework for the east window was re-used with extra stones added for the thickness of the walls.
The notice board gives a brief history of the church and when it was last used for services
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