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Kilchow Church and Graveyard is a late medieval ecclesiastical site located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument, also known as Kilcoo, Kilcudua and Kilua, lies on bedrock composed of an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock, formed during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation of ancient volcanic origin has supported Christian worship and burial at this location for centuries.
The site comprises both the church structure and its surrounding graveyard, typical of rural Irish ecclesiastical settlements that developed during the later medieval period. Such sites often represent continuity of sacred ground usage, with medieval stone churches frequently succeeding earlier Christian establishments. The felsic igneous bedrock beneath the monument is characteristic of the geological diversity found across County Down, part of the Lagan Valley Formation that influenced settlement and building patterns throughout the region.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 8311, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious life and burial practice in County Down. The graveyard and associated church structure remain important archaeological and historical records of local community organisation and spiritual life in this period.
Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8311. View the official record →
Kilchow Church and Graveyard is a late medieval ecclesiastical site located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8311.
Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. church & graveyard dates from the late-med period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. 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 8311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (0.3 km), The gray stone. standing stone (2.3 km), Carnbane. round cairn with cist (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. 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.
Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. church & graveyard stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.