
What is recorded here
Templecorran Church stands in Forthill as a medieval parish church and graveyard, marked by three names and a scheduled protection that acknowledges its continuous presence. The site has witnessed generations of worship, burial and memory, while the exact identity of its earliest builders remains unclear. Its stones and ground suggest a place where local life repeated the same rituals long before modern records existed.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POST-MED CHURCH; MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH; GRAVEYARD: TEMPLECORRAN CHURCH or TEMPLE-I-CORRAN or LISLAYNAN. Recorded period: POST-MED; MED/L.MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval parish church and graveyard, dating to the Late Medieval period. Its significance lies in its role as a religious and community center in the region during the medieval era.
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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