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MEDIEVAL CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD with HOLY WELL: ST. MOGAWOGE'S WALL, MAGHERANAGAW, THANELAGH in Derrymore

MEDIEVAL CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD with HOLY WELL: ST. MOGAWOGE'S WALL, MAGHERANAGAW, THANELAGH

What is recorded here

St. Mogawoge’s wall stands in ruins beside a graveyard and holy well at Magheranagaw, Thanelagh, County Antrim. The medieval church has lost its roof and most of its shape, yet the wall, graves and water remain marked as one place. People may have prayed there, buried their dead there and drawn water from the well for generations before the building collapsed into grass and silence.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH (in ruins) & GRAVEYARD with HOLY WELL: ST. MOGAWOGE'S WALL, MAGHERANAGAW, THANELAGH. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Medieval ecclesiastical site, likely 12th to 16th century, featuring a ruined church, graveyard, and holy well. It is associated with St. Mogawoge and reflects the tradition of early Christian pilgrimage and sacred water sites in Ireland.

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