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Church is a late medieval ecclesiastical site situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument occupies ground underlain by Paleozoic intrusive igneous rocks, part of the ancient geological framework of the region. The site has been formally recorded and protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 9113.
As a late medieval church, the monument reflects the religious life and settlement patterns of Northern Ireland during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Churches of this period served not only as centres of worship but also as focal points for their surrounding communities. The solid Paleozoic bedrock beneath would have provided a stable foundation for the building and its associated structures.
The monument's protection status recognises its archaeological and historical significance within the local landscape. The precise grid reference J245251 and 1810 documents its location for research and heritage management purposes. Such sites contribute substantially to our understanding of late medieval religious practice and the distribution of ecclesiastical authority across the region during a period of considerable cultural and political change.
Church is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9113. View the official record →
Church is a late medieval ecclesiastical site situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9113.
Church dates from the late-med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Church 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 9113.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte (0.2 km), Artillery fort (2.4 km), Tamlaght. rath, reused as church site & graveyard (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Church'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.
Church stands on Paleozoic intrusive rocks, bedrock that formed in the Paleozoic. The rock here is intrusive igneous rocks.