Moyadam
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT41 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Moyadam (from Irish Maigh Doinn, meaning 'Donn’s plain')[1] is a townland of 685 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.[2]
History
[edit]In the Papal Taxation c.1306 the name of the townland is recorded as Maudone, the name of a church site. Its name is variously recorded as Ballimoyden in 1605 and Ballymoyeden in 1621.[1]
Archaeology
[edit]The townland contains a standing stone at grid ref: J2510 8831.[3][4]
See also
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