What is recorded here

Ballyclug Old Graveyard marks a medieval church and burial ground in Ballylesson, preserving the quiet continuity of Christian life along that northern coast. The name Baile Cluig Comghaill suggests a settled community gathered around worship, death and memory rather than passing trade. Stones may have disappeared, but the grave field still holds the shape of repeated human choice: to bury, remember and return.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH SITE & GRAVEYARD: BALLYCLUG OLD GRAVEYARD, BAILE CLUIG COMGHAILL, BALILUGD or BALLYCLUG GRAVEYARD. Recorded period: MED/L.MED. 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.