24 Donegore Hill, Dunadry, Co. Antrim
Phone : +44 (0) 28 9443 2175
On a clear day, from the summit of Donegore Hill, this historic pre-Anglo-Norman motte has views of six Ulster counties . In earlier years burned human bones, Neolithic pottery, flint arrowheads and stone axes were found in the mound which strongly suggests that the "Motte" was originally a Passage Grave (a burial mound built about 5000 years ago) .
The picturesque St. Johns church is located close by . In the Churchyard is the grave of Samuel Ferguson (1810 - 86) . The meaning of Donegore is unclear, it may be the Irish for "the sharp fronted fort" , "the fort of ghosts" or "the bloody fort" . The "bloody" name comes from a belief that people suffering from plague or pestilence were driven there to die to prevent the disease from spreading throughout the country .
Opening hours 9am - 6pm Monday - Saturday, 1pm - 6pm Sunday .
Always accessible. |