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Kilcronaghan church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry. The church and its associated graveyard occupy land underlain by the Tyrone Group, a geological formation of Visean age comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate. This mixed sedimentary bedrock provides the stone resources characteristic of buildings from this period in the locality.
The site comprises both the church structure and the burial ground attached to it, reflecting the dual purpose of rural ecclesiastical establishments from the seventeenth century onwards. The graveyard contains monuments and interments spanning several centuries of use. Kilcronaghan represents the pattern of church settlement and Christian worship that developed across Ulster following the Plantation period, when new parishes and meeting places were established to serve both planted and native populations.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 12984, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval religious and social organisation in the Magherafelt area. The site preserves information about local burial practices, commemorative traditions and the material expression of faith during the early modern period and beyond.
Kilcronaghan church. church & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12984. View the official record →
Kilcronaghan church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12984.
Kilcronaghan church. 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.
Kilcronaghan church. 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 12984.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White fort. platform rath (2 km), Drumbally fort. counterscarp rath (3 km), Fort william. counterscarp rath (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kilcronaghan church. 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.
Kilcronaghan church. 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.