Massereene Lower Explained

Massereene Lower
Native Name:	Mása Ríona Íochtarach (Irish)
Subdivision Type:	Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:	United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Antrim

Massereene Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower:

Towns

• Muckamore

Population centres

• Aldergrove
• Diamond
• Killead
• Loanends
• Nutt's Corner

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower:

• Grange of Muckamore
• Killead

Archaeology

The barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stout, Matthew. 1997 . The Irish Ringfort . Four Courts Press . Dublin . 53 .