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Church (in ruins) is a twelfth-century ecclesiastical site located in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The remains represent a medieval parish church of the Norman period, when ecclesiastical architecture underwent significant development in Ulster following Anglo-Norman settlement patterns. The site preserves structural evidence of stone masonry typical of twelfth-century church construction, though the building now survives only in fragmentary form. Its location within the Ards, an area subject to intensive Norman colonisation, reflects the ecclesiastical reorganisation that accompanied territorial consolidation during this period of medieval Irish history.
Church (in ruins) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7292. View the official record →
Church (in ruins) is a twelfth-century ecclesiastical site located in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7292.
Church (in ruins) dates from the c12th period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Church (in ruins) 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 7292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballytrustan. medieval church & graveyard (6 km), Platform rath (6.2 km), Old court. tower (6.7 km).
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