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Ballymoyer old church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a ruined church building and associated graveyard located in the parish of Lisdromaude, County Armagh, within the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site stands on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke dating to the Telychian period of the Ordovician era, which provides the underlying geology of this part of south Armagh. The church remains and burial ground reflect the religious and social organisation of the local community during the early modern period and beyond, serving as both a place of worship and a focus for settlement.
The ruined church structure represents a phase of Catholic or Non-Conformist worship typical of post-medieval rural parishes in Ulster, whilst the graveyard preserves evidence of continuous use as a burial place across generations. Such sites often occupy locations with earlier medieval or Early Christian significance, though the current visible remains date from after the Reformation era. The survival of both architectural and archaeological features at ground level makes the site valuable for understanding local religious practice and community life.
Ballymoyer old church is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under record number 5861, recognising its importance as a heritage monument.
Ballymoyer old church, ballemoire, lisdromaude. post-med. church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5861. View the official record →
Ballymoyer old church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a ruined church building and associated graveyard located in the parish of Lisdromaude, County Armagh, within the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5861.
Ballymoyer old church, ballemoire, lisdromaude. post-med. church & graveyard dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ballymoyer old church, ballemoire, lisdromaude. post-med. 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 5861.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrain (3.4 km), Rath (4.6 km), Rath & possible house (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ballymoyer old church, ballemoire, lisdromaude. post-med. church & graveyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ballymoyer old church, ballemoire, lisdromaude. post-med. church & graveyard stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.