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Portballintrae Historic Settlement in Bushfoot OR Lissanduff

Portballintrae Historic Settlement

What is recorded here

Portballintrae Historic Settlement in Bushfoot OR Lissanduff marks a post-medieval and seventeenth-century human presence in County Antrim. The name itself suggests a harbour or landing place, likely used for fishing, trade or passage along the coast. People may have built shelters, stored gear or watched ships from the cliffs above. The settlement still belongs to the landscape, even when no longer visible.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Portballintrae Historic Settlement. Recorded period: POST-MED; C17TH. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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