What is recorded here

Drumnakill Church in County Antrim holds a cross, a bullaun and possible underground passages dating from the early Christian period. The site is scheduled, meaning the state still values what remains visible or buried. People may have worshipped, marked boundaries or hidden things beneath the ground while others walked past ordinary fields.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as DRUMNAKILL CHURCH: Church; cross; bullaun; possible Man-made underground passages. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the site may have been a monastic or ritual center, with the bullaun stone possibly used for ritual purification or as a font. Local folklore may associate the underground passages with hidden holy spaces or ancient burial vaults.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.