Ballydown, County Down
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Ballydown, County Down
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![]() Ballydown Presbyterian Church in 2005 | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT32 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Ballydown (from Irish Baile an Dúin, meaning 'townland of the hill-fort')[1] is a townland of 529 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half.[2]
Archaeology
[edit]The townland contains a rath (at grid ref: J1484 4672) which is a Scheduled Historic Monument and is also partly in the townland of Lisnaree.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ballydown". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Ballydown". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Ballydown, County Down" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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