Dunamuggy

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Dunamuggy

Location within Northern Ireland

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Antrim and Newtownabbey

County

County Antrim

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54°44′13″N 6°06′29″W / 54.737°N 6.108°W / 54.737; -6.108

Dunamuggy (from Irish Dún na mBogach, meaning 'fort of the bogs or marshes')^[1] is a townland of 172 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Donegore and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.^[2]

Archaeology

The name probably comes from a motte in the east of the townland. The Ordnance Survey Memoir of 1838 records a tumulus 18 ft high, outside of which was a parapet varying in height from 2 to 6 ft. The mound seemed to be constructed of stone and covered with earth.^[1] The motte is a Scheduled Historic Monument at grid ref: J2274 9059.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dunamuggy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Dunamuggy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Dunamuggy" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.