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Kilvoruan graveyard is an uncertain graveyard located in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. The site lies on bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, mafic lavas and tuffs that were formed during intense volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This ancient basaltic geology is characteristic of the broader volcanic landscape of the north Antrim plateau, where such dark igneous rocks form the foundation of much of the local terrain.
The graveyard's classification as uncertain reflects the limited evidence currently available regarding its date, extent and historical context. Despite this ambiguity, the site has been recognised as a monument of archaeological and heritage significance. It is formally protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 89, ensuring that any future investigation or development affecting the site will be subject to heritage considerations.
The precise location of Kilvoruan graveyard, marked at grid reference D1526049300, preserves a burial ground within a landscape shaped by Palaeogene volcanism. Such graveyards are often associated with early Christian settlement or medieval occupation in Ulster, though the specific origins of this particular site remain to be established through further archaeological study or local historical research.
Kilvoruan. graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 89. View the official record →
Kilvoruan graveyard is an uncertain graveyard located in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 89.
Kilvoruan. 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.
Kilvoruan. 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 89.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broughanlea cross. cross (8.6 km), Glass kiln - c.f. ihr 3831 (8.7 km), Ballycastle ice house. ice house (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kilvoruan. 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.
Kilvoruan. graveyard stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.