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Tamlaght is a multiperiod church site and graveyard located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The ecclesiastical settlement spans from the early Christian period through to post-medieval times, reflecting centuries of continuous religious use. The site contains several carved stones of significance, including a cross-carved stone and a finial stone, along with a bullaun—a shallow stone basin typical of early Christian monastic sites. These artefacts testify to the site's importance as an early Christian place of worship and burial.
The monument sits on bedrock belonging to the Tyrone Group, a geological formation of Visean age comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interbedded with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate. This varied geology would have provided local communities with suitable stone for construction and the carving of ecclesiastical monuments. The graveyard itself preserves archaeological evidence of the site's religious function and long occupation history across multiple centuries.
Tamlaght is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a recorded monument under reference 10647, securing its preservation as part of Northern Ireland's early Christian heritage.
Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10647. View the official record →
Tamlaght is a multiperiod church site and graveyard located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10647.
Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun 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.
Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun 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 10647.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two burnt mounds/ cooking places (fulachta fiadh) (1.8 km), Barrow cemetery & burnt mounds (fulachta fiadh) (4.5 km), Rath (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun 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.