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Domnach dola is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site consisting of a church and graveyard located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a sequence of psammite and pelite formed during the Middle Cambrian period, which gives the underlying landscape its characteristic resistant geology. This ancient foundation supports the relatively recent religious structures above.
The site represents continuity of Christian worship in the locality through the post-medieval period. Like many Irish rural churches, Domnach dola reflects the pattern of ecclesiastical settlement that persisted following the Reformation, when Catholic communities continued to use older sacred sites or established new ones. The graveyard, a standard feature of such sites, would have served the local population over successive generations.
Today, Domnach dola is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, registered under reference 11857. This designation recognises its significance to the cultural and religious heritage of the Derry area, preserving evidence of post-medieval Irish Catholic practice and settlement patterns in the region.
Domnach dola. church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11857. View the official record →
Domnach dola is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site consisting of a church and graveyard located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11857.
Domnach dola. church & graveyard 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.
Domnach dola. 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 11857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle of anagh. tower-house (0.5 km), St. columb's stone. inauguration stone (3 km), St brecan's chapel, st columb's chapel, domnach min-cluane. chapel & graveyard on earlier site (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Domnach dola. church & graveyard'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.
Domnach dola. church & graveyard stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.