What is recorded here
The Shankill in Cloghinny holds a cross-carved boulder beside its lost church, though no human hand has marked the stones for living memory. The exact age and the people who built the site have faded from local recall, leaving only the shape of the cross and the silence of the field. What is certain is that the place still belongs to the region and remains protected under the schedule.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH SITE & CROSS-CARVED BOULDER: THE SHANKILL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. 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
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Ring of Gullion Way - Section 3Walking route · 1.8 mi
Killeavy CastleCastle · 2.0 mi
Ring of GullionRing of hills and protected landscape · 2.1 mi
IndicatedChurch · 2.2 mi
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