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Kill old graveyard is a cemetery of uncertain date located near Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site lies on bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs formed during intense volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period, some 60 million years ago. This distinctive geological foundation is characteristic of the Antrim plateau, where such volcanic sequences underlie much of the landscape.
The graveyard's origins remain unverified, though such burial grounds in this region often developed around early ecclesiastical sites or as communal burial places serving local settlements. The uncertain chronology is typical of many smaller graveyards in Northern Ireland, where records are fragmentary and archaeological investigation has been limited. The site's survival into the modern era indicates its historical significance to the local community.
Kill old graveyard is designated as a monument of archaeological importance and is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 1633. The protection recognises its potential to contribute to understanding settlement patterns, religious practice, and social organisation in the Ballymoney area across successive periods of Irish history.
Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1633. View the official record →
Kill old graveyard is a cemetery of uncertain date located near Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1633.
Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. 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 1633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrain (0 km), Killagan fort. raised rath (0.5 km), Raised rath & annexe (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. 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.
Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.