Cranfield Old Church

Cranfield Church
Ruins of Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. 13th century church at Lough Neagh. St Olcan is said to be buried here

Cranfield Church
Cranfield Church with old wooden cross

Cranfield Church
Holy Well at Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Cranfield Church
Old wooden cross Cranfield Church

Broughanlea Cross

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Broughanlea Cross, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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There is a carving of a crosier and a tau cross on it

Armoy Round Tower

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Armoy Round Tower, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monastery was originally founded in 460 by Saint Olcán

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Armoy Round Tower and St. Patrick Church of Ireland

Kilnasaggart pillar stone

Kilnasaggart pillar stone (Cross inscribed stone)

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The inscription ‘This place, bequeathed by Temoc, son of Ceran Bic, under the patronage of Peter, the Apostle.’

Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone

13 crosses are inscribed on the stone

Linford Earthworks

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Linford Earthworks, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Knockdhu hill in the background

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The smaller circular enclosure at Linford

Linford Barrow

The larger circular enclosure at Linford,
Linford Earthworks

Struell Holy Wells

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Holy Wells, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The circular Drinking Well

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Eye Well

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath House – the back of it is the women’s changing room

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath house

Struell Holy Wells
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses

Struell Holy Wells
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind

Struell Holy Wells
Inside the Women’s Bath House

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement

Inch Abbey Cistercian monastery ruin

Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Clonduff old church

Clonduff old church

Clonduff old church with the Mournes Mountains in the background

Clonduff old church

Clonduff cross, Co Down, Northern Ireland. An old cross (headstone?) in the ruins

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Altar, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Cooey's Wells

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Wash Well and Eye Well

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Drink Well

Cooey's Wells

Killeavy old churches

Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window)

Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century church ruins with huge granite slabs forming the lintel doorway

Killeavy old churches
St. Moninna’s grave at Killeavy churches. On this site St. Moninna founded a monastery for nuns in 517

Goles Stone Row

Goles Stone Row

Goles alignment, Glenelly valley, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Goles Stone Row

There are 11 stones in the alignment

 

Goles alignment

Further into the valley is Glenroan Portal Tomb known locally as Dermot and Graina’s Bed

Goles Stone Row

Skerry Church

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The ruins of Skerry Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Slemish Mountain in the background

Skerry Church 2

Skerry Church
The gate to Skerry old church

Antrim Round Tower

Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Antrim Round Tower
The tower was built around the 10th century – part of an ancient monastic site at Antrim

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Beaghmore Stone Circles

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Beaghmore stone circle complex in the foothills of the Sperrins, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

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Two of the stone circles at Beaghmore

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A stone alignment at Beaghmore stone circle complex

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Sunset at Beaghmore stone circle complex

Ballykeel Dolmen

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Ballykeel Portal Tomb, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland

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Ballykeel Portal Tomb, located within the Ring of Gullion in south Armagh

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Ballykeel Dolmen, known locally as the ‘Hag’s Chair’

Ballykeel Dolmen

Knockoneill Court Tomb

Knockoneill Court Tomb, Co Derry, Northern Ireland.

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The entrance to the gallery at Knockoneill Court Tomb

Knockoneill Court Tomb

The gallery at Knockoneill Court Tomb

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The kerb stones at Knockoneill Court Tomb

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