What is recorded here
Ballyginny holds a post-medieval settlement where human life repeated itself long after the great medieval upheavals. The land remembers footsteps, hearths and ordinary choices rather than one dramatic event. People lived there, breathed there and left the place shaped by daily use. History is not a date alone; it is the continuity of life in one spot.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Historic Settlement. Recorded period: POST-MED. 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
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Wild Forest LaneWalking route · 1696 yd
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Bunkers HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
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