What is recorded here

Kells Abbey in County Antrim is an Augustinian abbey, recorded under several names including Templemoyle and the Desert of Connor. It belongs to the medieval period and remains a scheduled archaeological site. The land may have held chambers, gardens and prayer long before the stones disappeared under grass.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY: KELLS ABBEY or TEMPLEMOYLE or DESERT OF CONNOR or ABBEY OF KELLIS. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; 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.

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