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Templecormick is a church, graveyard and enclosure representing an uncertain ecclesiastical site located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period, which provides a foundation of hard, sedimentary stone typical of upland areas across this region. The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 7584.
The arrangement of church, graveyard and surrounding enclosure reflects patterns common to early Christian settlements across Ireland and Northern Ireland, though the specific historical development of this particular site remains unclear. The modest scale and rural location suggest a local religious focus, possibly serving a small community during the medieval period or earlier. The presence of a defined enclosure indicates deliberate demarcation of sacred ground, a characteristic feature of ecclesiastical sites from this era.
The monument's uncertain status reflects incomplete historical records for many smaller rural churches across the island. Preservation of the site's earthwork and structural remains provides valuable evidence of settlement patterns and religious practice in County Down's landscape. The Wenlock wacke bedrock would have presented both practical challenges and advantages for construction and drainage in this location.
Templecormick, templecormac. church, graveyard & enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7584. View the official record →
Templecormick is a church, graveyard and enclosure representing an uncertain ecclesiastical site located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7584.
Templecormick, templecormac. church, graveyard & enclosure 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.
Templecormick, templecormac. church, graveyard & enclosure 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 7584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Navigation pillar (4 km), The long stone. standing stone (4.7 km), Raised rath (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Templecormick, templecormac. church, graveyard & enclosure's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Templecormick, templecormac. church, graveyard & enclosure stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.