MenuMaghera Church and Round Tower, Down
Maghera Church and Round Tower is a ruined mediæval church and a ruined stone round tower, located in the civil parish of Maghera, County Down. The site comprises a circular graveyard within which are the ruins of a mediæval church, possibly 13th century, and the 18ft high stump of a stone round tower which possibly dates top the 10th century. In the graveyard are several simple cross-carved stones and a fragment of a 13th-century grave slab. Excavations of the site have discovered intense activity in Early Christian times. The current parish church, built in 1825, lies alongside the monument. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Newry, Mourne and Down.
SMR Number: DOW043:085
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.237751,-5.896705
Grid Reference: J 3718 3413
Townland: Carnacavill TD
Civil Parish: Maghera CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332493
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Maghera_Church_and_Round_Tower,_Down_332493
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SMR Number: DOW043:085
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.237751,-5.896705
Grid Reference: J 3718 3413
Townland: Carnacavill TD
Civil Parish: Maghera CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332493
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Maghera_Church_and_Round_Tower,_Down_332493
Peruse Down on Wikishire