Graveyard, Dungiven Priory, Priory Lane, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4PF

A large graveyard which forms the enclosure to the Priory ruins at Dungiven. An undulating grassy area of about 0.5 hectares with the Priory ruins towards the S W end. The graveyard has many grave memorials, a few of which were decipherable are listed below : flat grave or table slab on 2 supports in stone commemorating Patrick McCloskey d. 6/7/1779 John McCloskey d. 1797 On the slabs are carved symbols of cross, book, ball and possible a chalice. If a chalice it would indicate that one of the interred was a priest if not both. An upright stone slab with chamfered and shaped top. Commemorating John Money d. 24/5/1774 Stone seems to be a hard sandstone and the earlier lettering is well done, neatly inscribed in lower case. The later lettering is smaller and of the early 19th cent. A prominent memorial of rectangular vertical stone with pitched top and below a recessed narrow band circumscribing the stone. The material would appear to be a greenish limestone. The lettering neatly cut but not artistic. The vertical stone rests on a moulded base or pedestal made up of separate pieces whereas the top vertical stone is of one piece and commemorates Henry Haslett d. 1861 age 19 years. The graveyard has a pleasing and secluded setting overlooking Benady Glen and the River Roe. It is easily accessed along Priory Lane.