Brice Memorial, Old Graveyard, Ballycarry, Larne, Co Antrim is a listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 23 October 1979.

Brice Memorial, Old Graveyard, Ballycarry, Larne, Co Antrim

WRENN ID
cold-steeple-hemlock
Grade
Local Planning Authority
Mid and East Antrim
Constituency
East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
23 October 1979
Irish grid reference
J 448 936
Coordinates
54.77013, -5.75031
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

The Brice Memorial is a stone memorial slab set into the north wall of the ruined 17th-century church of Templecorran, located within Templecorran graveyard on the southern edge of the village of Ballycarry, Larne, County Antrim. The memorial is rectangular with an angled top and is constructed of red sandstone. The upper portion is carved with armorial bearings in relief, while an inscription is positioned below, all set within a moulded sandstone frame. The ground in front of the memorial is enclosed by plain spiked railings resting on a sandstone plinth, and containing a concreted area.

Erected to the memory of Reverend Edward Brice (died 1636), who is buried in the church's now ruined south transept, the inscription details his life and four generations of his descendants, indicating it could not have been erected before 1720. Edward Brice was the first Presbyterian clergyman to preach in Ireland, beginning that work within the church walls in 1613. The memorial is situated within the boundary of the scheduled monument, ANT47:10. The former and current use of the memorial has been mausoleum. The construction date is estimated to be between 1720 and 1739.

Local climate

Brice Memorial, Old Graveyard, Ballycarry, Larne, Co Antrim sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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