A Church stood here from pre-Reformation times but in 1622 it was "re-edified" by the London Company of Goldsmiths during the Plantation of Ulster. Burnt by Jacobite troops in 1689 during the Seige of Derry it was later rebuilt and a Church remained here until 1750 when a replacement was established around 2 miles away. All traces of a Church at this location have now vanished.
However, history lies all around you in the headstones and tombs that litter the ground inside the graveyard wall. The earliest with a visible inscription is that of James Orneal from 1671 and there is another belonging to John Dugish which has a skull and crossbones as a coat of arms. But the most famous of all those interred in this place are linked to the Seige itself.
Two tombs can be observed, surrounded by metal railings and guarded at each corner by an iron halbard. One is the grave of Colonel Adam Murray who was one of the most important of Derry's defenders and commanded a detachment of Williamite cavalry during the Seige. He was key in over-throwing Governor Lundy, who was preparing to surrender the city to James II and was instrumental in rallying local troops to the fight. Legend tells it on one sally from the city he personally killed the French General Maumont at Pennyburn Hill and Murray is credited with a major role in many of the battles in the Seige campaign. Mitchelburne is the second of the major Seige figures interred in this graveyard. He too was a Colonel and rose to become joint Governor of the city during its time of Seige. It is believed that he was the one who flew the crimson flag of victory from the city's Cathedral.
The cache is not hidden within the confines of the graveyard. Neither is there a need to disturb any of the stones in the wall which surrounds it. The cache is a camouflaged micro and the log is inside it in another clear, plastic container to help keep it dry.