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St Mary's Church at Killnahattin is a ruined medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a church building, graveyard and associated enclosure that date to the medieval and later medieval periods, representing a substantial religious and burial settlement of considerable antiquity. The ruins reveal the physical remains of what was likely a parish church serving the local population, with the surrounding graveyard indicating sustained use as a burial ground across generations. The site's survival, despite its ruined condition, provides archaeological evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in this region of Ulster.
Bloody bridge, ballachanery, ballagh-a-neir, st mary's church, killnahattin. church (in ruins), graveyard & enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8811. View the official record →
St Mary's Church at Killnahattin is a ruined medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8811.
Bloody bridge, ballachanery, ballagh-a-neir, st mary's church, killnahattin. church (in ruins), graveyard & enclosure 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.
Bloody bridge, ballachanery, ballagh-a-neir, st mary's church, killnahattin. church (in ruins), graveyard & enclosure 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 8811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle harbour. harbour (3.1 km), Lady annesley's fish trap. fish trap (3.6 km), Wwii pillbox - dhp no.3 (3.8 km).
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