
What is recorded here
Tullynakill holds a Post-Medieval church and graveyard where human life still echoes beneath the stones. The site spans the Late Medieval and Post-Medieval periods, marking a continuous thread of worship and memory in County Down. It remains under State Care and Scheduled protection, preserving the shape of that enduring local faith.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Post-Medieval church & graveyard. Recorded period: POST-MED; LATE-MED. 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.
Post-Medieval church and graveyard, dating to the late 15th to early 17th century. Its significance lies in its association with the transition from monastic to parish church systems in Ireland and its scheduled protection highlights its historical and archaeological value.
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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