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Temple cill na Cashna, Killycawna, Templemoyle is a multiperiod ecclesiastical site in Dungannon, County Tyrone, located on bedrock of the Tyrone Group comprising Visean-age limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone. The site encompasses a ruined church, graveyard, penal-period features and a killeen, or children's burial ground, elements typical of Irish ecclesiastical settlements serving both spiritual and communal functions across centuries. The stone geology underlying the site would have provided local building material for the church structures and boundary features that developed here over successive periods of occupation and use.
The church represents the Christian use of the site, whilst the graveyard reflects centuries of burial practice within the settlement. The penal-period features are particularly significant, marking the site's continued religious importance during the era of Catholic suppression in Ireland. The killeen specifically served for the burial of unbaptised children, a distinctive Irish practice maintained alongside the main graveyard.
The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Division's register of scheduled monuments under reference 15992, recognising its archaeological and heritage value. Its location on locally available stone formations underscores the economic and practical factors that determined the establishment and persistence of this important local ecclesiastical centre.
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 →
Temple cill na Cashna, Killycawna, Templemoyle is a multiperiod ecclesiastical site in Dungannon, County Tyrone, located on bedrock of the Tyrone Group comprising Visean-age limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15992.
Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen 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.
Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen 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 15992.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sweat house (5.7 km), Sweat house (6.2 km), Earthwork (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Temple cill na cashna, killycawna, templemoyle. multiperiod church, graveyard, penal site & killeen 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.