What is recorded here
Glenavy Historic Settlement marks a C17th human presence in County Antrim, Ireland. Rooms, yards and roads may have crossed the same grass now forgotten. The name preserves the shape of that lost neighbourhood rather than claiming a visible building.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Glenavy Historic Settlement. Recorded period: C17TH. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Main StreetVisitor information · 10 yd
Glenavy Methodist ChurchChurch · 24 yd
ENCLOSURE (CHART) in BallyminymoreENCLOSURE (CHART) · 1239 yd
A.P. SITEA.P. SITE, enclosure · 1.3 mi
CHURCH: CHURCH OF KENLES (unlocated) in Knockcairn (possible); Tullyrusk (possible)CHURCH: CHURCH OF KENLES (unlocated) · 1.7 mi
Ram's IslandIslet · 3.5 mi
C17TH CHURCH & GRAVEYARD: BALLINDERRY NEW CHURCH in BallinderryC17TH CHURCH & GRAVEYARD: BALLINDERRY NEW CHURCH · 3.6 mi
Lady BayBay · 4.5 mi
Lignaboy PointHeadland · 5.0 mi
Belshaw's Quarry Nature ReserveNature reserve · 5.9 mi
Slievenacloy Nature ReserveNature reserve · 5.9 mi
CollinMountain / peak · 6.7 mi