Attached to it is a church still in use and on the East end of the Church are the ruins of the former medieval Church. This part is in fact the original chancel where a great arched window once existed. In the 1600’s with the church now belonging to the Church of Ireland and with a waning of patrons the chancel was deroofed and the window moved to a new gable in the East side of the nave that divided the nave and chancel and created a smaller church. The current single cell church in use was built on the site of the medieval nave in 1775. The tower and chancel are all that remain of the medieval structure which was built in 1400 and was deemed a church of the royal manor of Newcastle. The tower served as a residence for the clergy but was also an important defence along the border of the pale as was its nearby neighbour Newcastle Lyons Castle. The tower now sporting two new wooden doors is still in use by the church. Th chancel ruins have an entrance door below the great arched aperture where the glass had once been positioned.
Within the graveyard which has been in use since medieval times there are a number of ancient grave markers and also a very interesting granite cross. This cross and an adjacent pillar stone are thought to have been erected in early medieval times or even before as they denote the existence of an early Christian monastery. The cross has a weather worn image on it of a cross within a circle
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