What is recorded here

Lennewy in Glenavy holds a medieval parish church, possibly built on an earlier Christian site, beside a holy well and bullaun. The chance of Patrick touching that place belongs to tradition rather than proven fact, yet the water and stone still invite people to imagine his shadow moving through County Antrim. What is known is that the church served a local parish and the landscape kept a older religious memory beside it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH, possibly on earlier CHURCH SITE, with BULLAUN & HOLY WELL: LENNEWY, ST PATRICK'S WELL. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

This site likely has prehistoric origins, with the bullaun stone and holy well suggesting a long tradition of sacred or ritual use. The association with St Patrick's Well and a possible early Christian or medieval church indicates continuity of spiritual significance, possibly evolving from earlier pagan or pre-Christian practices.

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