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St Patrick's Well at Parkaneety Graveyard, Killyglinne is an uncertain ecclesiastical site comprising a church, graveyard and holy well located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises much of the local geology. Holy wells were important features of early Christian worship in Ireland and Britain, often associated with saints and serving as places of pilgrimage and healing. The presence of both a graveyard and church alongside the well suggests this was a significant religious focus, though the specific dates and dedications of these structures remain unclear. The site reflects the layering of spiritual belief and practice across the landscape, where ecclesiastical centres frequently incorporated pre-Christian natural features and incorporated them into Christian devotion.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 8534, recognising its archaeological and heritage significance within the broader pattern of early Christian settlement in Ulster.
St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8534. View the official record →
St Patrick's Well at Parkaneety Graveyard, Killyglinne is an uncertain ecclesiastical site comprising a church, graveyard and holy well located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8534.
St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a ecclesiastical site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well 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 8534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307 (1.4 km), Lismahon. raised rath reused as motte (1.6 km), Ballykinler. ww1 trench system, grenade bunker(ww2)-dhp 326 (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.