Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Northern Ireland
Explore 20 sacred places in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Northern Ireland
Site types in Northern Ireland
Showing 1-20 of 20 sites in this regional guide
Annadorn Dolmen
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Annadorn Dolmen stands in Northern Ireland as a major prehistoric site. At Annadorn Dolmen, Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions provides the public sacred context....
Ballynoe Stone Circle, Downpatrick, Ireland
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rising from the green fields of County Down, Ballynoe Stone Circle holds five thousand years of accumulated silence....
Beaghmore
Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Beaghmore belongs among the significant prehistoric places of Northern Ireland. The sacred frame at Beaghmore comes from Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions....
Boa Island figures
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Boa Island figures belongs among the significant prehistoric places of Northern Ireland....
Bonamargy Friary
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Bonamargy Friary belongs among the significant monastic places of Northern Ireland. The sacred frame at Bonamargy Friary comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Clonard Monastery
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Clonard Monastery is a nationally or regionally important pilgrimage place in Northern Ireland....
Cranfield Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim and Newtownabbey District, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
On the northern shore of Lough Neagh, Ireland's largest lake, the ruins of Cranfield Church mark the traditional burial place of St Olcan, a disciple of St Patrick....
Devenish Island
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Devenish Island is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Northern Ireland. Devenish Island is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....
Down Cathedral
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Down Cathedral belongs among the significant cathedral places of Northern Ireland....
Drumskinny Stone Circle, Drumskinny, Ireland
County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rising from drained bogland in County Fermanagh, Drumskinny preserves a complete Bronze Age ceremonial landscape: stone circle, kerbed cairn, and alignment, arranged with...
Eamhain Mhacha
Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rising above the Armagh countryside, this ceremonial hilltop was the spiritual and mythological heart of ancient Ulster....
Giant’s Ring, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rising from farmland south of Belfast, the Giant's Ring stands as Ireland's largest prehistoric ceremonial enclosure....
Inch Abbey
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Inch Abbey stands in Northern Ireland as a major monastic site. At Inch Abbey, Christian monastic tradition provides the public sacred context....
Legananny Dolmen
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Legananny Dolmen is a nationally or regionally important prehistoric place in Northern Ireland....
Maghera Church and Round Tower
Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Maghera Church and Round Tower is a nationally or regionally important prehistoric place in Northern Ireland....
Saul Church
Saul, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Saul Church is a nationally or regionally important pilgrimage place in Northern Ireland. Saul Church is interpreted here through Christian pilgrimage tradition....
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast belongs among the significant cathedral places of Northern Ireland....
St Columb's Cathedral
Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
St Columb's Cathedral stands in Northern Ireland as a major cathedral site. At St Columb's Cathedral, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition provides the public...
Struell Wells, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hidden in a secluded valley near Downpatrick, Struell Wells has drawn seekers for over a millennium....
White Island, County Fermanagh
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
White Island, County Fermanagh stands in Northern Ireland as a major monastic site....
Key questions
Northern Ireland sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Northern Ireland?
- This regional guide currently includes 20 sacred sites in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- Which traditions are represented in Northern Ireland?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions, Celtic and Prehistoric, Christian monastic tradition, Anglican or historic Western Christian tradition, Christian pilgrimage tradition, Christianity.
- Can I view Northern Ireland sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.