What is recorded here
Yes. An unknown early Christian church and graveyard may still hold an underground passage beneath Kirkhill, though no one has found the exact spot. The land may have swallowed a worship room, a burial trench or a hidden way for people who needed to leave quickly.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH SITE? GRAVEYARD; Man-made underground passage (O.S. memoir site; unlocated). Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. 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
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