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Shankill Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland, comprising the ruins of a church building and associated graveyard. The site represents an important example of medieval religious infrastructure in County Down, reflecting the Christian settlement pattern of the medieval period in Ulster. The church structure, now substantially ruined, preserves evidence of medieval masonry and architectural detail typical of small rural parish churches of the medieval period. The graveyard surrounding the ecclesiastical building demonstrates the continuity of use at this sacred site across centuries, serving as a burial place for the local community from the medieval period onwards.
Shankill. church (in ruins) & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7298. View the official record →
Shankill Church is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in the Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland, comprising the ruins of a church building and associated graveyard. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7298.
Shankill. church (in ruins) & 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.
Shankill. church (in ruins) & 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 7298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballytrustan. medieval church & graveyard (4.6 km), Platform rath (4.7 km), Old court. tower (5.6 km).
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