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Achcli is a medieval church in ruins with an associated graveyard, located near Lisburn in County Antrim. The site represents an early Christian ecclesiastical foundation, likely established during the medieval period when such rural churches served as focal points for Christian worship and burial across Ulster. The church stands upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lavas and tuffs that underlie much of the local landscape, formed during intense volcanic activity tens of millions of years ago. Within the graveyard lie features typical of early Christian sites: a bullaun, a stone bowl formed by grinding grain or, according to tradition, by the knees of penitents at prayer, and the remains of what may have been a holy well. Such wells held deep significance in Irish Christian practice, often associated with healing and local saints. The ruins and graveyard survive as evidence of Lisburn's medieval religious heritage, protected by the Historic Environment Division under statutory listing.
Achcli. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard with bullaun & ?holy well is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4771. View the official record →
Achcli is a medieval church in ruins with an associated graveyard, located near Lisburn in County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4771.
Achcli. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard with bullaun & ?holy well dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Achcli. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard with bullaun & ?holy well is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 4771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large enclosure (2.8 km), Crannog (2.8 km), Derbi, laloo. medieval church & graveyard in oval enclosure with 2 bullauns (2.9 km).
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Achcli. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard with bullaun & ?holy well stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.