What is recorded here

Three churches and a multiperiod graveyard mark Loughinsiland, with St. MacCARTAN'S CHAPEL in Tievenadarragh, carrying medieval and later life into County Down. Stones from different ages still stand together, suggesting worship and burial continued long after first building. The place belongs to state care, but its deeper story lives in the people who kept returning across centuries.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as THREE CHURCHES IN MULTIPERIOD GRAVEYARD: LOUGHINSILAND CHURCHES, ST. MacCARTAN'S CHAPEL. Recorded period: LATE-MED; POST-MED; MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval and post-medieval chapel and graveyard, with possible earlier origins. The site reflects long-term Christian use and is associated with St. MacCartan, a significant early Irish saint.

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