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MODERN CHURCH & GRAVEYARD on site of MEDIEVAL CHURCH & PRE-NORMAN MONASTERY: CLONDYME; CLONDUFF GRAVEYARD in Ballyaughian

MODERN CHURCH & GRAVEYARD on site of MEDIEVAL CHURCH & PRE-NORMAN MONASTERY: CLONDYME; CLONDUFF GRAVEYARD
MODERN CHURCH & GRAVEYARD on site of MEDIEVAL CHURCH & PRE-NORMAN MONASTERY: CLONDYME; CLONDUFF GRAVEYARD in Ballyaughian
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Clondyme and Clonduff graveyard in Ballyaughian, County Down, carry a pre-Norman monastery beneath a medieval church and a modern worship space. Layers of faith and burial have occupied the same ground since early Christian times, suggesting continuous human attachment to the site. The official record confirms the archaeological depth without inventing a single owner or event.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MODERN CHURCH & GRAVEYARD on site of MEDIEVAL CHURCH & PRE-NORMAN MONASTERY: CLONDYME; CLONDUFF GRAVEYARD. Recorded period: POST-MED; E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0