EARLY CHRISTIAN & MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, GRAVEYARD, AUGUSTINIAN NUNNERY & ROUND TOWER: KILLEVY CHURCHES in Ballintemple — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Killevy churches in Ballintemple, County Armagh, hold early Christian, medieval and Augustinian remains beneath one protected site. A round tower rose beside nuns and priests, while a graveyard kept the dead close to prayer. Several churches likely stood across centuries, their stones buried or rebuilt until only trace and memory remain.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as EARLY CHRISTIAN & MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, GRAVEYARD, AUGUSTINIAN NUNNERY & ROUND TOWER: KILLEVY CHURCHES. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; E.CHRIST.; LATE-MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Early Christian and medieval monastic site, including a round tower and Augustinian nunnery, dating primarily to the 7th to 12th centuries. The site is significant as a religious and ecclesiastical centre reflecting the continuity of Christian worship in the region from the early medieval period through to the late medieval era.

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