Ballydown, County Down

This article is about the townland in County Down. For other uses, see Ballydown.
Ballydown, County Down
Irish: Baile an Dúin

Ballydown Presbyterian Church in 2005
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district BT32
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

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

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

References

  1. "Ballydown". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "Ballydown". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "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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