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Chapel field is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Moyle, Northern Ireland, comprising the remains of a church, graveyard and souterrain. The site sits upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lava and tuff deposits formed during significant volcanic activity millions of years ago—which would have shaped both the landscape and the stone available to builders.
The souterrain, an underground stone-built passage or chamber, represents a form of construction with deep roots in Irish settlement traditions, though such structures often continued in use or were remodelled during the medieval period. The presence of a graveyard alongside the church indicates this was an established place of Christian worship and burial, serving the local community.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 217, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. Its position within Moyle reflects the distribution of early medieval ecclesiastical sites across Northern Ireland, places where Christian faith, community organisation and landscape use intersected over many centuries.
Chapel field. church, graveyard (site of) & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 217. View the official record →
Chapel field is a medieval ecclesiastical site in Moyle, Northern Ireland, comprising the remains of a church, graveyard and souterrain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 217.
Chapel field. church, graveyard (site of) & souterrain 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.
Chapel field. church, graveyard (site of) & souterrain 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 217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnkirk castle. round cairn (0.6 km), Castlenagree. mound (cashel or barrow?) (0.9 km), Ice house (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Chapel field. church, graveyard (site of) & souterrain'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.
Chapel field. church, graveyard (site of) & souterrain stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.