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Templegowran is a ruined church and graveyard of uncertain ecclesiastical origins located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site comprises the remains of a church structure alongside an associated burial ground, though the precise dating and foundational history of the establishment remain unclear within the scholarly record. The ruins represent a modest rural religious site, characteristic of the dispersed pattern of ecclesiastical settlement across the Irish landscape, though without definitive documentary or archaeological evidence to establish its foundation date or dedicatory saint with certainty. The site continues to be recorded and monitored as part of Northern Ireland's heritage archaeology, with the designation reflecting the ambiguities that remain regarding its historical development and ecclesiastical status.
Templegowran. church (in ruins) & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8712. View the official record →
Templegowran is a ruined church and graveyard of uncertain ecclesiastical origins located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8712.
Templegowran. church (in ruins) & graveyard 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.
Templegowran. church (in ruins) & graveyard 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 8712.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (6.9 km), Motte (7.2 km), The small cairn. megalithic tomb (7.3 km).
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