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Graveyard with cross-inscribed pillar stone is an uncertain ecclesiastical site located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a graveyard containing a pillar stone bearing cross inscriptions, monuments typically associated with early Christian burial grounds in Ireland and the wider Irish Sea region. Such cross-inscribed stones are generally dated to the early medieval period, though the precise chronology and ecclesiastical status of this particular example remain uncertain. The survival of both the graveyard and its carved stone represents evidence of continued burial practice and Christian commemoration in the Banbridge area during the medieval centuries.
Graveyard with cross-inscribed pillar stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7958. View the official record →
Graveyard with cross-inscribed pillar stone is an uncertain ecclesiastical site located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7958.
Graveyard with cross-inscribed pillar stone dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Graveyard with cross-inscribed pillar stone 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 7958.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Big fort. rath & souterrain (4.8 km), Cashel & souterrain (5 km), Standing stone (5 km).
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