
What is recorded here
St Nicholas of Cragfergus stands in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, carrying layers from the medieval parish through post-medieval and modern times. The church and graveyard have watched the coast, kept faith alive, and marked death with stone for centuries. People may have prayed there during storms, buried their dead beneath open sky, or simply sat in quiet wonder at the sea beyond the walls.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH, POST-MED. & MODERN CHURCH & GRAVEYARD: ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, ST NICHOLAS OF CRAGFERGUS. Recorded period: POST-MED; MODERN; MED/L.MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval parish church, with post-medieval and modern extensions, located in Carrickfergus. It is significant as a long-standing place of Christian worship and burial, reflecting the religious and social history of the region from the medieval period onwards.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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