What is recorded here
Ardquin church and graveyard hold a cross slab from the fourteenth century beside later nineteenth-century work. The stones mark continuous worship and death in County Down, while the exact age of some parts remains uncertain. People may have prayed beside ancestors for generations before the site received formal protection.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH; GRAVEYARD and CROSS SLAB. Recorded period: C14TH; UNCERTAIN; C19TH. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval church and graveyard with a cross slab, dating to the 14th century. The site is significant as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, indicating its historical and archaeological importance.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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