What is recorded here

Ballymartin Church and Old Town preserve a medieval graveyard, well and man-made underground passage beside a possibly Pre-Norman foundation. The earth there holds layers of worship, burial and hidden movement, while the underground passage suggests people once left the visible town without breaking its surface. A scheduled site in County Antrim keeps that strange dual life intact: ordinary daylight above, and a darker route below waiting for imagination.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Pre-Norman?; Medieval CHURCH; GRAVEYARD; WITH WELL; Man-made underground passage: BALLYMARTIN CHURCH or OLD TOWN. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval church and graveyard with a well and man-made underground passage, dating to the early Christian period. The site reflects early monastic or ecclesiastical activity in the region, possibly with later medieval extensions.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.