What is recorded here
Ballyfrenis is a post-medieval settlement in County Down, Ireland, where human life continued long after the medieval era ended. The name itself repeats like a memory stuck in the mouth, suggesting the place was so distinctive it needed no further description. Houses, fields and roads may have shifted around it, but the settlement identity survived.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Historic Settlement: Ballyfrenis. 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
MEDIEVAL & POST-MEDIEVAL CHURCH (site of) (unlocated) in BallyrollyMEDIEVAL & POST-MEDIEVAL CHURCH (site of) (unlocated) · 1164 yd
ENCLOSURE in BallyrollyENCLOSURE · 1644 yd
Carrowdore CastleCastle · 1651 yd
Millisle and Ballycopeland Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.6 mi
[Former railway] bridgeBridge · 2.9 mi
Lake Walk, Mount StewartWalking route · 3.1 mi
Mount StewartHeritage attraction · 3.3 mi
Red Trail, Mount StewartWalking route · 3.3 mi
MEDIEVAL CHURCH and GRAVEYARD; with 3 C13TH COFFIN LIDS: BALLYWALTER OLD CHURCH; WHITE CHURCH in BallywalterMEDIEVAL CHURCH and GRAVEYARD; with 3 C13TH COFFIN LIDS: BALLYWALTER OLD CHURCH; WHITE CHURCH · 3.8 mi
Grey Abbey HouseCastle · 4.0 mi
Mid IslandIslet · 4.4 mi
Somme Heritage CentreMuseum · 5.2 mi