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Ballyharry

Coordinates: 54°48′23.706″N 5°43′14.851″W / 54.80658500°N 5.72079194°W / 54.80658500; -5.72079194
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Ballyharry
Ballyharry is located in Northern Ireland
Ballyharry
Ballyharry
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT40
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°48′23.706″N 5°43′14.851″W / 54.80658500°N 5.72079194°W / 54.80658500; -5.72079194

Ballyharry (/ˌbæliˈhæri/ BAL-ee-HARR-ee;[citation needed] 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

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2004 investigation

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See also

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References

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  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.