To find the graveyard, take the A2 Limavady Road from Derry, turn left off the dual carriageway (Judges Road), following the signs for City of Derry Rugby Club and Oaks Fishery. Just before the fishery you'll find the graveyard on your right.

The memorial below is to :

James Lynch of Maydown who died on the 20th January 1852 , aged 61,
and his wife, Jane Lynch who died on the 21st April 1869, aged 76 years,
also his sons
William Getty Lynch who died on the 27th December 1857, aged 29 years
Robert John Lynch who died on the 20th March 1865, aged 42 years

Before visiting the graveyard I'd been told that there were Getty ancestors buried there so I can only assume that this is their grave.

The two headstones above are immediately on you right as you enter the graveyard. The one furthest from you has the following inscription :

Here lie the remains of
Alexander Gilfillan Surgeon R.N.
who departed this life at Gorty Cross
27th March 1838 aged 45 years.
He had been surgeon in H.M. Ship
Trent in Sir John Franklin’s First Arctic Expedition.
Also the remains of his father
Joseph Gilfillan of Gorty Cross
who died on the same day
27th March 1838 aged 81 years.
Also his son Joseph
who died in January 1836
aged 3 years and 4 months.
Also of Eliza, wife of Alexander Gilfillan
who died at Bowdon Cheshire
February 21st 1897 aged 88 years.

For more information on the Gilfillan Family, click here.

The other headstone is that of James Hunter and his wife Margaret, of Gortycross who were 83 and 93 years old respectively when they died.

The gable ends are all that remain of the church.