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Holywell Church is a grade A early Christian ecclesiastical site in Omagh, comprising the church building, graveyard and a carved stone. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Tyrone Group bedrock, a Visean formation of mixed limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This varied geology reflects the complex stratigraphy of the region around Omagh, where such sedimentary sequences often determined the location and character of early monastic settlements.
The site represents an important focus of Christian worship with roots extending back to the early medieval period. The carved stone, a distinctive element of early Irish ecclesiastical archaeology, suggests artistic activity and spiritual significance at the site. Such stones frequently served commemorative or liturgical functions within the monastic or parish community.
Holywell Church remains protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled ancient monument under reference 14878, ensuring that the church, its graveyard and the carved stone are preserved for future study and public benefit.
Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14878. View the official record →
Holywell Church is a grade A early Christian ecclesiastical site in Omagh, comprising the church building, graveyard and a carved stone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14878.
Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved stone 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.
Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved 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 14878.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle curlews. plantation castle (1.7 km), Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base (2 km), Portal tomb (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved stone'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.
Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved stone 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.