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Loughinisland Churches

Ruined medieval churches, County Down, Northern Ireland

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The Loughinisland Churches are the remains of three ruined churches in Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland, dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries. They are situated in Tievenadarragh townland, in a large graveyard on an island in Loughinisland Lake, now reached by a causeway. The churches are state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.

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13th–17th centuries

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54.34° N, -5.81° E