Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandFermanaghAghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard
LATE-MED · ECCLESIASTICAL SITE

Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard

Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 9721
Period
LATE-MED
Site type
ECCLESIASTICAL SITE
Nation
Northern Ireland
The designation
Reference
NISMR MonID 9721
Authority
DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Grid reference
H0962053880
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard?

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.

What period does Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard?

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).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman World
Ireland was never conquered by Rome, so this traces the island's Iron Age kingdoms and its contact with the Roman world.
Historic Records
The 19th-century records of this place: valuations, Ordnance Survey memoirs and topographical accounts.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Aghamore church, carrick church. church & graveyard

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.