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Kilvoruan Graveyard

Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Ireland

A historic graveyard situated in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Ireland, preserving generational remembrance, local family records, and peaceful memorial grounds.

Graveyard Co. Antrim → Historic Irish Memorial Ground Uneven Natural Ground No Dedicated Car Park

About Kilvoruan Graveyard

Kilvoruan Graveyard is a historic graveyard situated in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland. Serving the local civil community and genealogy researchers tracing family roots, the grounds preserve generations of cultural heritage, memorial headstones, and familial connections.

Burial records, plot registers, and ongoing cemetery grounds maintenance are traditionally coordinated through Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council. Visitors, descendants, and heritage researchers are welcome to explore the grounds with quiet reverence, record ancestral inscriptions, and honor those laid to rest.

Burial Classification Graveyard
Jurisdiction Co. Antrim
Visitor Notes ★ 3.5 (2)

Key Features & Practical Information

Verified site access, terrain conditions, and local civic administration

Grounds & Access Verified
Parish & Registry

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Visiting Hours

Dawn to Dusk

Ground Conditions

Natural turf / rural terrain

Vehicle Parking

No dedicated car park on-site

Community Photo Archive

Visual documentation & memorial grounds photography

Open For Contributions

Preserve Kilvoruan Graveyard in Photos

Help descendants, families, and genealogists discover memorial landscapes, entrance gates, and historic headstones. Community photos are permanently catalogued with full credit.

Headstone inscriptions & plots Entrance gates & chapel ruins Archival & historic photography
Submit Memorial Photographs Free contribution · Credited to submitter

Location & Access Directions

Interactive map and route navigation across Co. Antrim

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Full Physical Address

Kinkeel, Ballycastle BT54 6YB, United Kingdom

Eircode / Postcode: BT54 6YB

Burial Records & Genealogical Research

Official parish archives, plot registers, and national genealogy repositories for Kilvoruan Graveyard, Co. Antrim.

Civic Registry

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

Historical plot allocations, burial registers, and cemetery maintenance are coordinated through the local authority and diocesan archives.

Official Authority Records
National Archives

PRONI & GRONI Archives

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland archives pre-1922 and post-1922 civil death registrations and headstone transcriptions.

Preserve Their Memory

Share this cemetery profile with relatives, ancestral researchers, or local history societies.

Contribute Grave Record

Help preserve the memory of an ancestor laid to rest here.

Submit inscription details →

Visitor Information

Visiting Hours
Daylight Access

Dawn to Dusk

Open during daylight hours • Contact parish for gate or chapel access

Admission Free & Open to Public
Parking No dedicated car park on-site

Contact / Inquiries

For burial records, grave plot purchase, or parish inquiries:

Antrim and Newtownabbey / Belfast City Council

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"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear."
— Irish Memorial Inscription