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GRAVEYARD

GRAVEYARD, KILLEEN

What is recorded here

Killycrappin is a small, unkempt graveyard on the steep Largy coast in County Antrim, used since at least 1816 by Church of Ireland families such as Price, Turnly and Higginson, and traditionally believed ancient. It sits just above the road to Garron Tower, with views out to sea and slopes dropping to cliffs below. Local story holds that victims of the 1827 Enterprise wreck lie in its north west corner, while its vaults, walled plots and scattered stones mark a place where several families kept their dead beside the dangerous beauty of the coast.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as GRAVEYARD - KILLEEN. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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