What is recorded here
Castlebeg may be the lost home of a medieval church, though no wall or doorway remains visible. The land itself still marks the place through crop growth, suggesting a buried structure beneath the soil. People may have prayed, gathered or buried their dead there before the building disappeared from memory. The field keeps what human record forgot.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as AP Cropmark - Possibly associated with the unlocated site of Castlebeg medieval church?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
MEDIEVAL CHURCH (site of): CASTLEBEG in CastlebegMEDIEVAL CHURCH (site of): CASTLEBEG · 221 yd
AP Cropmark Complex- Possibly associated with the unlocated site of Castlebeg medieval church? in CastlebegAP Cropmark Complex- Possibly associated with the unlocated site of Castlebeg medieval church? · 223 yd
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The Gillespie MonumentMemorial · 1677 yd
Scrabo HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Scrabo TowerHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
CASTLE in Commons (newtownards)CASTLE · 2.6 mi
Kiltonga Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.6 mi
Rough IslandIslet · 2.7 mi
Castle Espie Wetland CentreNature reserve · 3.2 mi
Comber GreenwayWalking route · 3.3 miOther information
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