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Agivey Church is an uncertain ecclesiastical site comprising the remains of a chapel, graveyard, hole-stone and font located near Coleraine in County Londonderry. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Lough Neagh Clays Group, deposits formed during the Oligocene period that underlie much of this region, composed of clay and lignite layers which would have presented particular challenges for construction and drainage. The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 11823.
The scattered remains suggest a place of Christian worship and burial of medieval or early modern date, though precise chronology remains unclear. The hole-stone—a stone with a pierced opening—may have served ritual or practical functions associated with early Christian practice, whilst the font indicates the site's use for baptism. The graveyard testifies to its role as a burial place for the local community across generations.
Today the fragmentary condition of Agivey Church reflects the vulnerability of rural ecclesiastical sites to decay and agricultural change. Its survival as a documented monument preserves the memory of an important place in the religious and social landscape of the Coleraine area, contributing to understanding of how Christian communities established themselves across the North of Ireland.
Chapel of aghadowey, agivey church, agivey chapel. church, graveyard hole-stone & font is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11823. View the official record →
Agivey Church is an uncertain ecclesiastical site comprising the remains of a chapel, graveyard, hole-stone and font located near Coleraine in County Londonderry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11823.
Chapel of aghadowey, agivey church, agivey chapel. church, graveyard hole-stone & font dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chapel of aghadowey, agivey church, agivey chapel. church, graveyard hole-stone & font 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 11823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Agivey, agivey bawn, ironmongers' buildings. plantation village site, house, bawn & mill (0.7 km), Raised rath (or motte?) (2.1 km), Barrow (2.7 km).
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Chapel of aghadowey, agivey church, agivey chapel. church, graveyard hole-stone & font stands on Lough Neagh Clays Group, bedrock that formed in the Oligocene. The rock here is clay and lignite.