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Aghamore church, also known as Carrick church, is a late medieval ecclesiastical site in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, comprising the remains of a church and associated graveyard. The monument occupies land underlain by Tyrone Group bedrock, a complex sequence of Visean-age limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone deposited approximately 330 million years ago, with subsidiary bands of chert, coal and conglomerate. This geological foundation provided both stone for building and a stable platform for ecclesiastical development in the medieval period.
The site's survival as an identifiable archaeological monument reflects the enduring significance of this location for Christian worship and burial across centuries. Churches of this period were central to community life, serving both spiritual and social functions. The graveyard attached to Aghamore church represents generations of local burials, a practice fundamental to medieval and early modern parishes.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Division designation 9721, recognising its importance to Northern Ireland's heritage. The combination of structural remains and burial ground makes Aghamore church a valuable archaeological resource for understanding late medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in the Fermanagh landscape.
Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9721. View the official record →
Aghamore church, also known as Carrick church, is a late medieval ecclesiastical site in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, comprising the remains of a church and associated graveyard. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9721.
Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard dates from the late-med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Aghamore church, carrick church. 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 9721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lettered cave. cave with rock scribings (3.5 km), Henge (3.7 km), Giant's grave. court tomb (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.