What is recorded here

Ballyphilip in Portaferry, County Down, held a medieval church and graveyard where local people gathered for prayer and buried their dead. The site marks a familiar Christian life in that area before modern boundaries and buildings changed the landscape. Anyone standing near the old ground can still imagine bells, mourners and daily devotion moving through the same valley.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH & GRAVEYARD. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval church and graveyard; 12th to 16th century. This site represents a key Christian burial and worship location, reflecting medieval monastic or parish traditions in the region.

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