Massereene Lower
| Massereene Lower Mása Ríona Íochtarach[1] (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Antrim |
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]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower:[1]
Towns
- Muckamore
Population centres
- Aldergrove
- Diamond
- Killead
- Loanends
- Nutt's Corner
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower:[3][4]
- Grange of Muckamore
- Killead
Archaeology
The barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Massereene Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim
- ↑ Baronies and parishes of County Antrim
- ↑ Stout, Matthew (1997). The Irish Ringfort. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 53.
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