What is recorded here
Modern church and graveyard stand at Drumaskillen in Ballintoy Demesne, possibly above an early Christian church. The site spans post-medieval, modern, seventeenth-century and early Christian periods, layering worship and burial in one place. People have likely prayed, mourned and remembered there across centuries, while the older foundation waits beneath the living ground.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MODERN CHURCH and GRAVEYARD; POSSIBLY ON SITE OF EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH: DRUMASKILLEN. Recorded period: POST-MED; MODERN; C17TH; E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Early Christian church, possibly 7th to 10th century; site may have been reused for a post-medieval and modern church and graveyard. Its significance lies in the potential continuity of religious use from early Christian times to the present.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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