Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen

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History & significance

Temple Cill na Cashna is a multiperiod ecclesiastical site located near Killycawna and Templemoyle in the parish of Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises the remains of a church, associated graveyard, and killeen, representing continuous religious use across several centuries from the Early Christian period onwards. Its designation as a penal site reflects its continued function during the period of religious restriction in Ireland, when Mass houses and burial grounds served Catholic communities beyond the reach of established authority. The physical remains document the long history of Christian worship and burial practice in this locality, with the multiperiod character of the ecclesiastical structures indicating successive phases of development and adaptation across the medieval and post-medieval periods.

Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15992. View the official record →

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