What is recorded here

Raholp Old Church and St.Tassach's graveyard mark a rare unbroken line from early Christian meditation through medieval worship in County Down. Rath Colpa still holds the shape of that patience, waiting for human memory to return.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIPERIOD CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD: ST.TASSACH'S; RAHOLP OLD CHURCH; RATH COLPA. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; MED/L.MED; E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval church and graveyard, with earlier Christian elements, associated with St. Tassach; it is significant as a multiperiod religious site reflecting continuity of Christian worship in the area from early medieval times.

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