Layd Church
Topics:
Layde Road
Cushendall
BT44 0NQ
United Kingdom
Contact
Phone:
028 9082 3207
Additional Information
Open to the public:
Yes, entry is free (Sometimes public access is restricted due to works for example. Check before you visit)
Grid reference:
D2453928930
SM number:
ANT 015:001
About Layd Church
Located one mile from Cushendall are the delightful ruins of a 13th century Franciscan foundation. Chief burial place of the MacDonnell's after Bonamargy. It has been built at least three times and served as a parish church from 1306 to the end of the 18th century. Fine stones in the graveyard include a cross in memory of Doctor James MacDonnell, a pioneering Belfast physician known as the ‘Father of Belfast Medicine’ who helped establish key medical institutions such as the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
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