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Ballyharry

Neolithic house sites in Islandmagee, Northern Ireland

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Ballyharry ( BAL-ee-HARR-ee; from Irish Baile h-Araidh, meaning 'town of the charioteer') 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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Classification

Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

category

Domestic and Habitation Structures

Houses
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

54.81° N, -5.72° E