What is recorded here
Achcli stands in Aghalee as a ruined medieval church beside a graveyard, marked by a bullaun and a possible holy well. It belongs to the ancient Christian and medieval periods, though exact dates remain uncertain. The stones suggest worship, burial and water rituals continued through centuries of change.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD with BULLAUN & ?HOLY WELL: ACHCLI. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval ecclesiastical site, likely 7th–12th century AD, featuring a ruined church, graveyard, bullaun stone, and possible holy well. It reflects early Christian settlement and sacred landscape practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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