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Killelagh church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church building, graveyard and two bullauns located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry. The site occupies land underlain by Palaeogene extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and tuff deposited during volcanic activity some 66 to 23 million years ago, which forms part of the distinctive geology of the region. The two bullauns—stone basins traditionally associated with early Christian sites—suggest continuity of religious use at this location, though the visible church structure dates to the post-medieval period. The graveyard contains burials spanning several centuries of Christian worship and community life.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument under reference 12834. Such ecclesiastical complexes were common throughout Ireland and functioned as focal points for local worship, burial and pastoral care. The presence of bullauns at Killelagh indicates deeper historical roots, as these ritual stones are characteristic features of early Christian and medieval Irish monastic landscapes, suggesting the site may have had earlier religious significance before its post-medieval development.
Killelagh church. church, graveyard, & 2 bullauns is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12834. View the official record →
Killelagh church is a post-medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church building, graveyard and two bullauns located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12834.
Killelagh church. church, graveyard, & 2 bullauns 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.
Killelagh church. church, graveyard, & 2 bullauns 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 12834.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1 km), Rath (4.6 km), Fort william. counterscarp rath (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Killelagh church. church, graveyard, & 2 bullauns's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Killelagh church. church, graveyard, & 2 bullauns stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.