What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as GREY ABBEY: CISTERCIAN ABBEY. Recorded period: MED/L.MED; MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: State Care with Proposed Scheduled Area. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Cistercian abbey; medieval period. It is significant as a religious and monastic site associated with the Cistercian Order, which played a key role in medieval monasticism and land management in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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