What is recorded here

Cranfield Church, Gracillan’s graveyard, the holy well and penal cross still mark a medieval Christian landmark in County Antrim. The names Churchtown and Crewill suggest a settled worship place rather than a forgotten field, while the penal cross hints that belief there could bring punishment. People may have drawn water, buried their dead and resisted or remembered authority at the same spot.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH; GRAVEYARD; HOLY WELL; CROSS & PENAL SITE: CRANFIELD CHURCH or CHURCHTOWN or CREWILL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; C18TH; MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval ecclesiastical site, likely dating to the 18th century or earlier, associated with a church, graveyard, holy well, and penal site. Its significance lies in its religious and historical connections to local Catholic heritage during periods of religious suppression in Ireland.

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