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Ballyharry

Ballyharry is a townland of 224 acres and an area of archaeological sites on Islandmagee, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where a number of well-preserved Neolithic house sites have been investigated. The townland is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.

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Ballyharry
Ballyharry
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT40
Dialling code028

Ballyharry (/ˌbæliˈhæri/ BAL-ee-HARR-ee; from Irish Baile h-Araidh, meaning 'town of the charioteer')1 is a townland of 224 acres and an area of archaeological sites on Islandmagee, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where a number of well-preserved Neolithic house sites have been investigated.2 The townland is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.3

1996 and 2003 investigations

2004 investigation

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References

  1. "Ballyharry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. "Investigations at Ballyharry Farm, Ballyharry, County Antrim" (PDF). Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. "Ballyharry". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.