List of archaeological sites in County Antrim
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List of archaeological sites in County Antrim
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County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
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Northern Ireland
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- Aghalisone Rath, grid ref: J2599 6792
- Aghalisone Barrow, grid ref: J2549 6825
- Altagore Cashel, grid ref: D2495 3488
- Antrim Round Tower, AntrimAntrim, County AntrimAntrim is a town in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile north-east of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. The town is the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council...
, grid ref: J1544 8770 - Antynanum Court Tomb, grid ref: D2556 1094
- Armoy Round Tower, ArmoyArmoyArmoy is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Ballycastle and 13 km northeast of Ballymoney. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 414 people. The village is on the River Bush between two of the nine Glens of Antrim; Glenshesk and Glentaisie...
, grid ref: D0778 3325 - Aughnaholle Barrow, grid ref: D2339 3822
- Aughnamullan Rath, bivallate rath, grid ref: J1985 7713
- Ballinderry Crannog, grid ref: J1143 6800
- Ballinloughan Ring Barrow, grid ref: D2366 3877
- Balloo Mound, grid ref: J1387 8674
- Ballyaghagan Cairn, round cairn, grid ref:J3233 7973
- Ballyaghagan Cashel, grid ref:J3128 7936
- Ballyalbanagh Court Tomb, grid ref: J2874 9754
- Ballybolen Rath, counterscarp rath, grid ref: J0472 9720
- Ballyboley Rath, counterscarp rath, grid ref: J3237 9686
- Ballybracken Barrow, grid ref: J2231 9341
- Ballyclare Motte, grid ref: J2916 9123
- Ballycleagh Standing Stones, grid ref: D2485 3339
- Ballycowan Rath, rath and souterrain, grid ref: J1340 9927
- Ballycraigy Mound, grid ref: J1710 8552
- BallyharryBallyharryBallyharry is an area of archaeological sites on Islandmagee, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where a number of well preserved Neolithic house sites have been investigated.-1996 and 2003 Investigations:...
- Ballylumford DolmenBallylumford DolmenBallylumford Dolmen is situated on Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the north-west tip of the Islandmagee peninsula and near Ballylumford power station. It is known locally as the "Druid's Altar", and could be 4000 years old, or the remains of an even earlier passage grave...
(aka Druid's Altar), IslandmageeIslandmageeIslandmagee is a peninsula on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Larne and Carrickfergus. It is part of the Larne Borough Council area and is a sparsely populated rural community with a long history since the mesolithic period.As part of an...
, portal tomb, grid ref: D4304 0160 - The Broad Stone, grid ref: C9793 1756
- Carndoo Court Tomb, (aka The Abbey Court Tomb), grid ref: J3284 9731
- Chi-Rho Stone, Kilraughts, BallymoneyBallymoneyBallymoney is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census. It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council....
- Craigs DolmenCraigs DolmenCraigs Dolmen is situated three miles north of Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, close to a minor road, at a height of 200m on the Long Mountain...
, RasharkinRasharkinRasharkin , is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 864 people in the 2001 Census, after 30 years of gradual decline from a peak of 1,000 in 1971.-History:...
, passage gravePassage gravethumb|250px|right|A simple passage tomb in [[Carrowmore]] near [[Sligo]] in IrelandA passage grave or passage tomb consists of a narrow passage made of large stones and one or multiple burial chambers covered in earth or stone. Megaliths are usually used in the construction of passage tombs, which...
, grid ref: C9740 1729 - Dalways Bawn, CarrickfergusCarrickfergusCarrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
, grid ref: J4427 9141 - Doagh Hole Stone, DoaghDoaghDoagh is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is in the Six Mile Water Valley about two miles southwest of Ballyclare. It had a population of 1,130 people in the 2001 Census....
- Dooey's Cairn (aka Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb), DunloyDunloyDunloy is a village and townland in the Borough of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is between Ballymena and Ballymoney . It had a population of 1,071 people in the 2001 Census, a gain of 21 % since 1991.Dunloy's most striking building is the modern Roman Catholic church...
, court tombCourt cairnThe court cairn or court tomb is a megalithic type of chamber tomb and gallery grave, specifically a variant of the chambered cairn, found in western and northern Ireland, and in mostly southwest Scotland...
, grid ref: D0215 1830 - Drumnadrough Rath, grid ref: J3302 8117
- Dunisland Fort, motte, grid ref: J3722 9729
- Giants RingGiants Ring, BelfastThe Giant's Ring is a henge monument at Ballynahatty, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland preserved by Viscount Dungannon. It can be viewed plainly using Bing Maps at 54 deg 32 min North and 5 deg 56 min West...
, BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, hengeHengeThere are three related types of Neolithic earthwork which are all sometimes loosely called henges. The essential characteristic of all three types is that they feature a ring bank and ditch but with the ditch inside the bank rather than outside...
and passage grave, grid ref: J3272 6770 - Giant's Grave, wedge tomb, grid ref: D3161 1082
- Harryville Motte, BallymenaBallymenaBallymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
, Motte-and-baileyMotte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
, grid ref: D1122 0260 - Lissanduff Fort, Antrim
- Lissue Rath, grid ref: J2277 6325
- Lough-Na-Crannagh, Fair HeadFair HeadFair Head is a rocky headland at the north-eastern corner of Northern Ireland, in County Antrim. It lies 3 miles east of Ballycastle town, and is the closest part of the mainland to Rathlin Island...
, crannogCrannogA crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland and Ireland. Crannogs were used as dwellings over five millennia from the European Neolithic Period, to as late as the 17th/early 18th century although in Scotland,... - McArt's Fort, promontory fort, grid ref: J3250 7959
- Ossian's Grave (aka Cloghbrack), CushendallCushendallCushendall and formerly known as Newtown Glens is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It is on the A2 coast road between Glenariff and Cushendun, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, grid ref: D2128 2847 - Lurigethan Fort, GlenariffGlenariffGlenariff is a glen in the County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Like all glens in that area, it was shaped during the Ice Age by giant glaciers....
- Potters Cave (aka Park Cave]], cave and occupation site, grid ref: D0293 4488
- Slaght Standing Stones, grid ref: D1473 3482
- TievebulliaghTievebulliaghTievebulliagh is a 402m high mountain in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland. It forms part of the watershed between Glenann to the north and Glenballyeamon to the south...
, Glens of AntrimGlens of AntrimThe Glens of Antrim , known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens , that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim...
, round cairnCairnCairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
and NeolithicNeolithicThe Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
axe factory, grid ref: area of D193 266