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Boho cross is a multi-period ecclesiastical site in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, comprising a church, graveyard and cross-shaft with base. The monument sits on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a sequence of Visean rocks dominated by limestone, mudstone and sandstone, interspersed with siltstone, chert and coal. This geology has shaped settlement patterns across the region for centuries, providing both stone for building and fertile soil from weathered limestone.
The cross, a characteristic feature of early Christian sites in Ireland, consists of a shaft and base. Such monuments typically date to the early medieval period, though many sites saw continued use and modification through later centuries. The presence of both a church structure and graveyard indicates this was an important religious centre, likely serving the local community for an extended period.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland's Department for Communities under reference 10006, recognising its significance as a multi-period monument. The combination of architectural elements—church, graveyard and stone cross—provides material evidence of the religious life and burial practices of successive Christian communities in this part of Ulster.
Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10006. View the official record →
Boho cross is a multi-period ecclesiastical site in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, comprising a church, graveyard and cross-shaft with base. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10006.
Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base 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 10006.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tampulanaffrin. church, graveyard & enclosure (7.5 km), Round cairn (7.5 km), The christening stone. bullaun (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base'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.
Boho cross. multi-period church & graveyard cross-shaft & base 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.