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Derrybrusk church is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising the remains of a church and associated graveyard located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a mixed sequence of Visean limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone deposited during the Carboniferous period. This varied geology, with its bands of harder stone interspersed with softer materials, would have presented both opportunities and challenges for medieval masons undertaking construction at the site.
The church and graveyard represent a significant centre of religious activity during the medieval and later medieval periods. The presence of burials around the church indicates sustained use of the site as a place of Christian worship and burial over several centuries. The landscape setting in Fermanagh, with its distinctive drumlin terrain and proximity to water systems, would have made this location suitable for ecclesiastical settlement.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10675, recognition of its importance to the archaeological and cultural heritage of Northern Ireland. This designation ensures that the remains of the church structure and the graveyard are legally safeguarded against unauthorised disturbance or damage, allowing future generations to study and appreciate this medieval religious site.
Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10675. View the official record →
Derrybrusk church is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising the remains of a church and associated graveyard located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10675.
Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard dates from the med/l.med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard 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 10675.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow cemetery & burnt mounds (fulachta fiadh) (3.4 km), Counterscarp rath (4.3 km), Platform rath (5.1 km).
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Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard 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.