churches historical antrim

At Derrykeighan Old Church about 1.5 miles from the village, a stone was recently discovered built into the corner of the church. The stone which is not part of the original fabric of the building, is thought to date from the 1st century AD and is an Irish form of the Early Iron Age Celtic Art which has its beginning in Greek and Etruscan art of the 4th and 5th Centuries BC.

The Stone which is thought to have been carved locally is one of the most important Early Iron Age objects yet f...

A Franciscan foundation, Layde was a parish church from 1306 to the end of the 18th century. Chief burial place of the MacDonnells after Bonamargy. Free access always. A mile north of Cushendall via footpath on coast road to Torr Head, signposted....