Dunamuggy

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 Irish: Dún na mBogach
Dunamuggy townland in 2009
Dunamuggy Location within Northern Ireland
• Belfast	12 mi (19 km)
District	Antrim and Newtownabbey
County	County Antrim
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	South Antrim
NI Assembly	South Antrim
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 54.737°N 6.108°W / 54.737; -6.108

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

• List of townlands in County Antrim
• List of places in County Antrim

References

1. "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.