Dunamuggy

Dunamuggy

Dunamuggy townland in 2009
Dunamuggy
Dunamuggy shown within Northern Ireland
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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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dunamuggy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. "Dunamuggy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Dunamuggy" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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