
What is recorded here
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Corporation layers Early Christian, medieval and modern worship inside a bivallate enclosure where a round tower still guards the graveyard. The church of the elections has tested patience, faith and pride across centuries, forcing every visitor to decide whether they come to observe or to belong.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIPERIOD CHURCH SITE & GRAVEYARD with ROUND TOWER, BIVALLATE ENCLOSURE & LIBRARY, now CATHEDRAL: CHURCH of the ELECTIONS, ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. Recorded period: MODERN; POST-MED; E.CHRIST.; MED/L.MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Corporation is a multiperiod church site and graveyard, originally featuring a round tower, bivallate enclosure, and library, and is historically known as the Church of the Elections. While primarily a medieval ecclesiastical site, it is not a fairy fort, though local traditions may associate it with early Christian and possibly pre-Christian sacred traditions.
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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