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Teampull Lastrac is an ecclesiastical site in Moyle, Northern Ireland, comprising successive medieval and post-medieval churches with an associated graveyard and cross. The name derives from the Irish, and the site represents a continuous tradition of Christian worship spanning the pre-Norman through post-medieval periods. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 198.
The site rests upon bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff, remnants of intensive volcanic activity during the Palaeogene period. This dark, basaltic foundation is characteristic of the north Antrim plateau, a landscape shaped by ancient continental volcanism. The local geology provided durable stone suitable for church construction and monument building across successive phases of occupation.
The sequence of churches at Teampull Lastrac reflects the evolving religious and social character of the settlement. Early medieval Christianity in Ulster frequently consolidated around existing cult sites, and such layering of sacred structures is common throughout the region. The survival of a cross within the graveyard suggests continuity of commemoration practices across religious change, marking this as a significant focal point in the local Christian landscape.
Teampull lastrac, tempull lastrac, temple-lassaragh. pre-norman, medieval & post-med. churches & graveyard with cross is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 198. View the official record →
Teampull Lastrac is an ecclesiastical site in Moyle, Northern Ireland, comprising successive medieval and post-medieval churches with an associated graveyard and cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 198.
Teampull lastrac, tempull lastrac, temple-lassaragh. pre-norman, medieval & post-med. churches & graveyard with cross 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.
Teampull lastrac, tempull lastrac, temple-lassaragh. pre-norman, medieval & post-med. churches & graveyard with cross 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 198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Portbradden ice house. ice house (0.3 km), Dunboy. raised rath with souterrain (0.8 km), Stone circle, tumulus. cairn (1.7 km).
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Teampull lastrac, tempull lastrac, temple-lassaragh. pre-norman, medieval & post-med. churches & graveyard with cross stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.