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Church of Dunkelisp is a post-medieval church and graveyard situated in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, occupying the site of an earlier medieval parish church. The monument represents the continuity of ecclesiastical use across several centuries, with the present structure and its associated burial ground reflecting the religious and community practices of the post-medieval period. The church stands within the townland of Dunkelisp, its location determined by centuries of parochial tradition and spiritual significance to the local population.
The bedrock beneath the site comprises unnamed extrusive rocks of Palaeogene age, composed of mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during intense volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This ancient geological foundation has supported human settlement and worship for centuries, the durable volcanic material providing a stable base for the construction and maintenance of the ecclesiastical buildings that have occupied this location.
The Church of Dunkelisp is protected as a post-medieval ecclesiastical site by the Historic Environment Division under reference 169. This designation ensures the preservation of both the physical fabric of the church and graveyard, and the archaeological and historical evidence they contain regarding religious life and burial practices in Coleraine during the post-medieval centuries.
Church of dunkelisp. post-medieval church & graveyard, on site of medieval parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 169. View the official record →
Church of Dunkelisp is a post-medieval church and graveyard situated in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, occupying the site of an earlier medieval parish church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 169.
Church of dunkelisp. post-medieval church & graveyard, on site of medieval parish church dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Church of dunkelisp. post-medieval church & graveyard, on site of medieval parish 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 169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (3.5 km), Druid's altar, gigmagog's grave. wedge tomb (3.6 km), Standing stone (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Church of dunkelisp. post-medieval church & graveyard, on site of medieval parish church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Church of dunkelisp. post-medieval church & graveyard, on site of medieval parish church stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.