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Templemoyle is a Early Christian ecclesiastical site situated in the Roe Valley near Limavady in County Londonderry. The monument lies on bedrock of the Roe Valley Group, a Tournaisian formation comprising sandstone and conglomerate interspersed with subordinate argillaceous rocks. This varied geology provided Early Christian monks with suitable stone for building and maintaining their religious community.
The site represents an important element of early medieval Irish monasticism, when small monastic establishments served as centres of learning, spirituality and local authority across the landscape. Templemoyle's location in the Roe Valley placed it within a significant early ecclesiastical geography of the region. The surviving remains and archaeological deposits at the site continue to preserve evidence of this formative period in Irish Christian history.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 12602, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding. The site remains an important resource for understanding the material culture and spatial organisation of Early Christian communities in the north of Ireland.
Templemoyle. church site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12602. View the official record →
Templemoyle is a Early Christian ecclesiastical site situated in the Roe Valley near Limavady in County Londonderry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12602.
Templemoyle. church site 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.
Templemoyle. church site 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 12602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle/ remains of megalith (2 km), Possible portal tomb (2.3 km), Possible court tomb (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Templemoyle. church site'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.
Templemoyle. church site stands on Roe Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Tournaisian. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate and [subordinate] argillaceous rocks.