Dunseverick
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Dunseverick (alias Feigh) Irish: Dún Sobhairce (Faithche)[1] | |
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Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Dún Sobhairce |
• Meaning: | "Sobhairce's fort" |
Dunseverick Castle | |
Dunseverick (alias Feigh) | |
Coordinates: 55°14′10″N 6°27′22″W / 55.236°N 6.456°WCoordinates: 55°14′10″N 6°27′22″W / 55.236°N 6.456°W | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Antrim |
Barony | Cary |
Civil parish | Billy |
Plantation grant | Private plantation |
First recorded | Before 1609 |
Settlements | Dunseverick |
Area[2] | |
• Total | 103.60 ha (256.01 acres) |
Dunseverick (from Irish Dún Sobhairce, meaning "Sobhairce's fort")[3] is the name of a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh.[4] It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle.
The hamlet of Dunseverick itself actually lies in the adjecent townland of Currysheskin.[4]
References
- ↑ Logainm - Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Place Names NI - Dunseverick (use Map Search for location)
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