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Massereene Lower

Mása Ríona Íochtarach (Irish)
Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Antrim

Massereene Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower:

Towns

  • Muckamore

Population centres

  • Aldergrove
  • Diamond
  • Killead
  • Loanends
  • Nutt's Corner

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower:

  • Grange of Muckamore
  • Killead

Archaeology

The barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre.

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