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Clonelly is a multi-period ecclesiastical site in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, encompassing monastic, medieval and post-medieval phases of occupation. The site lies on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a Visean formation of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone with subordinate chert and coal, geology that has shaped settlement patterns across the region since early Christian times. Protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10474, the monument preserves evidence of continuous religious use from the early Christian period through the medieval centuries.
The site contains the remains of a church building with an associated graveyard, indicating its role as a focal point for Christian worship and burial over many centuries. A decorated cross-shaft and base survive, characteristic monuments of early medieval ecclesiastical sites in Ireland that served as markers of holy ground and focal points for devotion and community gathering.
The layered remains at Clonelly reflect the enduring importance of this location within Fermanagh's landscape. Such multi-phase sites are valuable records of how early monastic foundations often evolved into parish churches, demonstrating the continuity of religious life and community organisation across the transition from medieval to early modern Ireland.
Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10474. View the official record →
Clonelly is a multi-period ecclesiastical site in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, encompassing monastic, medieval and post-medieval phases of occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10474.
Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. 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 10474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. sinell. early christian monastery, medieval church (site of) & carved stone in graveyard (1.8 km), Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun (2.8 km), Rath (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc.'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. 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.