Now this is really different, and is a good example of why we need to look ever which way for that unique capture. tigs=^..^=

Very cool perspective!

What are the grates for?

Not quite sure about the grates. In the olden days in Ireland, they were sometimes used to pour boiling liquid, but this was a church, so perhaps they were to allow drainage from the steele. It tends to rain a lot in Ireland.