What is recorded here
CIST: CHURCH KNOWES in Ballybrannagh Lower is a prehistoric church knowes site in County Down, Ireland. It may have marked a holy place long before written records, yet its exact age and purpose remain uncertain. The name itself suggests a small mound or monument tied to worship, memory or community.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CIST: CHURCH KNOWES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; 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
Places near here
AP Cropmark- Possible large oval- shaped enclosure in Ballybrannagh LowerAP Cropmark- Possible large oval- shaped enclosure · 812 yd
Non-Subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1138 yd
AP CropmarkAP Cropmark, Possible sub-oval enclosure · 1471 yd
Ballee Parish ChurchChurch · 1641 yd
BAWN (unlocated) in Bishops CourtBAWN (unlocated) · 1.2 mi
CASTLE (unlocated) in Bishops CourtCASTLE (unlocated) · 1.2 mi
Ardtole ChurchWalking route · 2.0 mi
CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD: ARDTOLE CHURCH; ST.NICHOLAS' in ArdtoleCHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD: ARDTOLE CHURCH; ST.NICHOLAS' · 2.0 mi
Sheepland Harbour PathWalking route · 2.3 mi
ArdglassVisitor information · 2.3 mi
Curlew PointHeadland · 2.4 mi
LignatinnyBay · 2.5 mi