What is recorded here

Karkastell survived the loss of most Antrim churches because it refused to disappear entirely. Its ruins and graveyard still mark the village, preserving a medieval presence that later life continued around rather than erased. What is missing is not nothing; it is the part the area stopped speaking aloud.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD: VICARAGE OF KARKASTELL. Recorded period: MODERN; MEDIEVAL. 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 Medieval period (c. 12th–16th century). The site is historically significant as the vicarage of Karkastell, reflecting the ecclesiastical and community structures of the medieval landscape in Ballygalley.

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