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Old church tower at Balibony is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church tower, associated structures, and graveyard located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The tower represents a substantial survival of medieval church architecture in the region, typical of Irish ecclesiastical buildings that served communities from the medieval period onwards. The site continued in use through later periods, with evidence of occupation and maintenance across several centuries. The tower and graveyard together form an important physical record of religious practice and settlement patterns in this part of County Antrim, preserving elements of both medieval and post-medieval phases of use.
Old church tower, church of balibony, balibony. medieval & later church, tower & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1336. View the official record →
Old church tower at Balibony is a medieval ecclesiastical site comprising a church tower, associated structures, and graveyard located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1336.
Old church tower, church of balibony, balibony. medieval & later church, tower & graveyard dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Old church tower, church of balibony, balibony. medieval & later church, tower & 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 1336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (1.4 km), Mound - barrow? (1.9 km), Mound - round barrow? (2.8 km).
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