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Ballyalbaanagh : Rath

CountyAntrim
Grid RefJ 289 974
GPSJ 28882 97377
Longitude5° 59' 43.01" W
Latitude54° 48' 27.39" N
Nearest TownLarne (12.4 Km)
OS Sheet9
UTM zone30U
UTM x307510.07154677
UTM y6077496.0120297

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Ballyalbaanagh - Court Tomb
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 13th April 2008

This site is known locally as The Fort, but I'm not 100% certain that it is a rath. I think it could be a barrow. It is just 8m in diameter and the surrounding bank is just 50cm high. Inside the bank there is a shallow ditch and the centre is raised to the height of the bank.

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