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]
Dunamuggy
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Dunamuggy townland in 2009 | |
Dunamuggy Location within Northern Ireland | |
• Belfast | 12 mi (19 km) |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALLYCLARE |
Postcode district | BT39 |
Dialling code | 028 |
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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]
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