
What is recorded here
Aghaloo Church stood in Rousky during the late medieval period, serving as a worship and burial place before human memory faded. Its graveyard held people whose names vanished, yet the stones marked a life lived in love, loss and faith. The church may have fallen silent when trade routes changed or war passed through, but it shaped the identity of Rousky for generations.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH & GRAVEYARD: AGHALOO CHURCH. Recorded period: LATE-MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval church and graveyard, dating to the Late Medieval period. It is significant as a scheduled historic site, indicating its archaeological and historical importance in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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