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Clegernagh is an early Christian graveyard in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. The site comprises a stone cross and a souterrain, situated on bedrock of Neoproterozoic metavolcaniclastic rock belonging to the Argyll Group. This ancient geology provided both the raw material for construction and a stable foundation for the ecclesiastical monument that developed here during the early Christian period in Ireland.
The graveyard is recorded as a substantial early medieval religious site, though little is known of its specific foundation date or founding community. The souterrain, a characteristic Iron Age or early medieval underground stone structure, may predate the Christian use of the site or represent a later refuge chamber incorporated into the monastic complex. The stone cross exemplifies the carved monuments that became distinctive features of Irish ecclesiastical sites from the 8th century onwards.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Northern Ireland Department for Communities under reference 1090. Its survival on the Moyle peninsula, where early Christian settlement remains relatively sparse in the archaeological record, makes it an important example of religious continuity and territorial organisation in early medieval Ulster.
Clegernagh, clegernagh graveyard, kilcroagh fort, kilcroagh fort. graveyard, stone cross & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1090. View the official record →
Clegernagh is an early Christian graveyard in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1090.
Clegernagh, clegernagh graveyard, kilcroagh fort, kilcroagh fort. graveyard, stone cross & souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clegernagh, clegernagh graveyard, kilcroagh fort, kilcroagh fort. graveyard, stone cross & souterrain 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 1090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (4.8 km), Standing stone (5.9 km), Standing stone (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clegernagh, clegernagh graveyard, kilcroagh fort, kilcroagh fort. graveyard, stone cross & souterrain'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.
Clegernagh, clegernagh graveyard, kilcroagh fort, kilcroagh fort. graveyard, stone cross & souterrain stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is metavolcaniclastic igneous-rock and metavolcaniclastic sedimentary-rock.