LATE-MED · ECCLESIASTICAL SITE

Church

Newry And Mourne, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 9113
Period
LATE-MED
Site type
ECCLESIASTICAL SITE
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Church is a late medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site represents religious settlement and worship activity from the later medieval period in this region of Ulster. As an ecclesiastical monument of this date, it would have functioned within the parochial and monastic networks that characterised the Irish church during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The physical remains and their archaeological character preserve evidence of medieval religious practice in this locality.

Church is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9113. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Church?

Church is a late medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9113.

What period does Church date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Church?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Church?

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).

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