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Shankill, Kilnacrue is a possible church site and graveyard located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock formed during the Early Devonian period, comprising an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian origin. This geological foundation of hard, light-coloured igneous rock would have presented particular challenges to those constructing and maintaining any ecclesiastical structures on the site.
The identification of the site as ecclesiastical remains uncertain, though the presence of a graveyard suggests religious or community significance in the medieval period. Church sites across Ulster from this era frequently occupied prominent local positions and often became focal points for surrounding settlements. The Newry and Mourne landscape, with its complex geology and varied topography, contains numerous such sites reflecting centuries of Christian worship and burial practice.
The monument is recorded at grid reference H987 5019 200 and is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 6031. This designation recognises the site's potential archaeological and historical importance, preserving the landscape evidence of this uncertain but significant ecclesiastical location for future study and understanding.
Shankill, kilnacrue. church site & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6031. View the official record →
Shankill, Kilnacrue is a possible church site and graveyard located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6031.
Shankill, kilnacrue. church site & graveyard dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical sitepossible. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Shankill, kilnacrue. church site & 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 6031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (2 km), Carrickinaffrin. hilltop enclosure (4.3 km), Counterscarp rath (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Shankill, kilnacrue. church site & 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.
Shankill, kilnacrue. church site & graveyard stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.