Massereene Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west.[2]
Massereene Lower
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 Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Antrim |
List of settlements
editBelow is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower:[1]
Towns
editPopulation centres
edit- Aldergrove
- Diamond
- Killead
- Loanends
- Nutt's Corner
List of civil parishes
editBelow is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower:[3][4]
- Grange of Muckamore
- Killead
Archaeology
editThe barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Massereene Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Baronies and parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Stout, Matthew (1997). The Irish Ringfort. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 53.
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