Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandNewtownabbeyAdam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard
MED/L.MED · ECCLESIASTICAL SITE

Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 3042
Period
MED/L.MED
Site type
ECCLESIASTICAL SITE
Nation
Northern Ireland
The designation
Reference
NISMR MonID 3042
Authority
DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Grid reference
J2977093550
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Adam Corry, Ballycor is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church and graveyard located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. The monument occupies ground underlain by Palaeogene extrusive rocks, including mafic lava and tuff deposits that form part of the volcanic geology characteristic of the Antrim plateau. The site represents a typical medieval parish church arrangement, with the burial ground forming an integral part of the ecclesiastical landscape.

The church and its associated graveyard date to the medieval and late medieval periods, when such sites functioned as focal points for Christian worship and burial within their local communities. The exact layout and construction details of the church building remain to be fully documented, though the survival of the graveyard indicates continuous ecclesiastical use across several centuries.

Adam Corry, Ballycor is protected as a scheduled historic monument by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference number 3042. This designation recognises the site's archaeological and cultural significance as evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in the wider Newtownabbey area.

Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3042. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard?

Adam Corry, Ballycor is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church and graveyard located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3042.

What period does Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard date from?

Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard dates from the med/l.med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard?

Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard 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 3042.

What other scheduled monuments are near Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (6.6 km), Barrow (7 km), Trivallate rath, conjoined with 051 (7 km).

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Battlefields
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard

Adam corry, ballycor. medieval church & graveyard stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.