What is recorded here

Kilkirell church and graveyard stand scheduled in Magherakeel, County Tyrone, preserving a medieval Christian landmark beneath three Gaelic name variations. The site marks an era when local identity clustered around worship, burial and memory rather than distant administration. People may have walked these grounds during feast days, funerals or quiet prayer, trusting the land to hold what flesh could not.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH; GRAVEYARD: CILL CHAIRILL or KELKIRELL or KYLCHYRRYLL. Recorded period: MED/L.MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval Christian church and graveyard, likely 12th to 16th century. Its scheduled protection indicates archaeological importance, though specific historical or architectural details are not provided in the record.

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