What is recorded here

Austin's Town in Ballyeaston contains a medieval church, graveyard, holy well and man-made underground passage. The chamber may have been a hiding place, a worship space or a water route, but no surviving account says which. People may have entered the dark passage during storms, prayers or fear, while the well and graveyard kept the town tied to older belief.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL & POST-MED. CHURCH & GRAVEYARD with HOLY WELL & Man-made underground passage: AUSTIN'S TOWN. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL; POST-MED; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval and post-medieval church and graveyard with holy well and man-made underground passage; dates primarily to the late medieval period. The site is significant for its combination of religious, ritual, and subterranean features, reflecting continuity of sacred landscape use from earlier Christian to later periods.

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