What is recorded here

Dunkelisp church and graveyard stand in County Antrim, preserving a medieval parish site that continued into the post-medieval period. The place remains scheduled, marking it as a valued archaeological survivor rather than an ordinary field. People may have worshipped, buried their dead and returned memory to the same ground across centuries, while the name Dunkelisp still points to a local identity older than the present church.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POST-MEDIEVAL CHURCH & GRAVEYARD ON SITE OF MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH: CHURCH OF DUNKELISP. 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.

Post-medieval church and graveyard on the site of a medieval parish church; dates primarily to the post-medieval period with medieval origins. It is significant as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflecting the continuity of religious use at the site from the medieval era through to the post-medieval period.

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