MOVILLA ABBEY: CHURCH OF THE AUGUSTINIAN CANONS in Movilla

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOVILLA ABBEY: CHURCH OF THE AUGUSTINIAN CANONS. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; LATE-MED; MED/L.MED; E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Movilla Abbey, a church of the Augustinian Canons, was founded in the 12th century, likely by the de Courcy family, and is dedicated to St Colman. It is significant as one of the earliest Augustinian houses in Ireland and reflects the medieval monastic tradition in the region.