What is recorded here

Monkstown Abbey and Monketone label a medieval church and graveyard where post-medieval hands hollowed stone for later uses. The names suggest monks, tone and a settled local identity, but the facts preserve more mystery than confession. People may have prayed, buried and rebuilt there across centuries while the stone waited to be cut again.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL; POST-MED; CHURCH; GRAVEYARD with HOLLOWED STONE: MONKSTOWN ABBEY or MONKETONE or BALLYNAMANAGH. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; POST-MED; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval churchyard and graveyard with a hollowed stone, associated with Monkstown Abbey, dating to the late medieval or post-medieval period. The site is significant as a religious and burial location, reflecting the historical presence of monastic activity in the area.

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