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Clochar is an early Christian ecclesiastical site in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, comprising a pre-Norman cathedral and graveyard, an Augustinian friary, and post-medieval and modern cathedral and graveyard structures. The site is marked by three stone crosses and two bullaun stones—cup-marked boulders typically used for grinding or ritual purposes. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Tyrone Group, a geological formation of Visean age comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate. This varied bedrock supported both the early monastic community and later ecclesiastical structures.
The layering of religious activity across centuries reflects the site's continuous spiritual significance. The early cathedral and graveyard represent the foundation of Christian worship in the locality, whilst the Augustinian friary demonstrates the influence of medieval religious orders. The standing crosses served as focal points for devotion and gathered community life, their presence linking the medieval period to the continuing importance of the location.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15699, preserving its archaeological integrity and the evidence it contains of religious practice and community development from the early Christian period through to modern times.
Clochar, clochar-mac-ndaimeni. pre-norman cathedral & graveyard, augustinian friary, post-med. & modern cathedral & graveyard, 3 crosses & 2 bullauns is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15699. View the official record →
Clochar is an early Christian ecclesiastical site in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, comprising a pre-Norman cathedral and graveyard, an Augustinian friary, and post-medieval and modern cathedral and graveyard structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15699.
Clochar, clochar-mac-ndaimeni. pre-norman cathedral & graveyard, augustinian friary, post-med. & modern cathedral & graveyard, 3 crosses & 2 bullauns dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clochar, clochar-mac-ndaimeni. pre-norman cathedral & graveyard, augustinian friary, post-med. & modern cathedral & graveyard, 3 crosses & 2 bullauns 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 15699.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large counterscarp hilltop enclosure - hillfort? (1.5 km), Rath reused as tree ring (1.6 km), Rath (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clochar, clochar-mac-ndaimeni. pre-norman cathedral & graveyard, augustinian friary, post-med. & modern cathedral & graveyard, 3 crosses & 2 bullauns's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Clochar, clochar-mac-ndaimeni. pre-norman cathedral & graveyard, augustinian friary, post-med. & modern cathedral & graveyard, 3 crosses & 2 bullauns stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.