Dunamuggy Explained

Official Name:Dunamuggy
Irish Name:Dún na mBogach
Static Image Name:Dunamuggy Townland - geograph.org.uk - 1581017.jpg
Static Image Caption:Dunamuggy townland in 2009
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.737°N -6.108°W
Unitary Northern Ireland:Antrim and Newtownabbey
Country:Northern Ireland
Post Town:BALLYCLARE
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT39
Dial Code:028
Constituency Westminster:South Antrim
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Antrim
Constituency Ni Assembly:South Antrim
Belfast Distance Mi:12

Dunamuggy [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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunamuggy. Place Names NI. 21 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Dunamuggy. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 21 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Dunamuggy . Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015) . Northern Ireland Environment Agency . 21 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427110939/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/blue_list_as_at_13-08-13_-_no_b-files_number.pdf . 27 April 2015 .