MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH; GRAVEYARD also SITE OF C13th BATTLE: CARNTEEL CHURCH in Carnteel — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

CarnTeel Church stands in County Tyrone as a scheduled medieval parish church and graveyard, marked also as the site of a thirteenth-century battle. The land may have swallowed the names of the defeated and the victors alike, leaving only the church to keep the memory alive.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH; GRAVEYARD also SITE OF C13th BATTLE: CARNTEEL CHURCH. Recorded period: LATE-MED; MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

A local battle occurred at Carnteel Church in the 13th century, likely involving Gaelic Irish forces and Anglo-Norman invaders. The battle was part of the broader struggle for control of Ulster during the medieval colonization of Ireland.

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