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CHURCH; GRAVEYARD HOLE-STONE; FONT: AGIVEY CHURCH or CHAPEL OF AGHADOWEY in Mullaghmore

CHURCH; GRAVEYARD HOLE-STONE; FONT: AGIVEY CHURCH or CHAPEL OF AGHADOWEY

What is recorded here

No exact date, but a church, graveyard hole-stone and font still belong to Agivey in Mullaghmore. The names suggest worship, burial and baptism in one small place, while uncertainty leaves the chamber open to imagination.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH; GRAVEYARD HOLE-STONE; FONT: AGIVEY CHURCH or CHAPEL OF AGHADOWEY. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Romanesque church and graveyard, likely 11th–12th century; the hole-stone and font suggest a site of early Christian worship and burial. Its scheduled protection indicates archaeological and historical importance.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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