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. 4 miles (6 km) east of Antrim town centre, it is in the civil parish of Donegore and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.[2]
Dunamuggy
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 Dunamuggy townland in 2009 | |
  Dunamuggy Location within Northern Ireland | |
| • Belfast | 12 mi (19 km) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYCLARE |
| Postcode district | BT39 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Archaeology
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "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.