What is recorded here
Carnmoney Glebe holds a modern church built above a medieval church and well, layering worship across centuries. The official record preserves both timelines without inventing a single dramatic event, yet the arrangement itself suggests continuity: people kept returning to the same ground for water, prayer, and community. The medieval chamber may have been small, crowded, and loud with argument; the modern building may be wider, quieter, and more confident. Coole gives the place a name, while Carnmoney gives it a region. What is certain is that the site has remained sacred long enough for one church to become the foundation of another.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MODERN CHURCH on site of MEDIEVAL CHURCH & WELL: CHURCH OF COOLE. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; MODERN; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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