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Ardkeen Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a church structure with an associated graveyard, and is significant as evidence of early Christian settlement and worship in the region. Two coffin lids preserved at the site testify to medieval burial practices and the continuation of the cemetery's use through the medieval period. The physical remains and carved stone monuments indicate occupation spanning the medieval centuries, though the precise dating of initial foundation requires further archaeological investigation.
Ardkeen church. church & graveyard & coffin lids (2) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7283. View the official record →
Ardkeen Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7283.
Ardkeen church. church & graveyard & coffin lids (2) dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ardkeen church. church & graveyard & coffin lids (2) 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 7283.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old court. tower (6.9 km), Ballytrustan. medieval church & graveyard (7.3 km), Old castle ward. tower-house (7.3 km).
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