Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 211·10.9
Borough Archaeological Heritage Overview
The Borough contains over 1,300 recorded archaeological sites including over 100 Scheduled Monuments and 6 Sites in State Care, ranging from the Antrim Round Tower to unscheduled locally important sites.
Our Borough has a rich inheritance of archaeological remains, with over 1,300 archaeological sites currently recorded on the NI Sites and Monument Record, which is maintained by the Department for Communities. This includes over 100 Scheduled Monuments and 6 Sites in State Care. Examples range from the important ecclesiastical Antrim Round Tower State Care site, to more locally important unscheduled sites, which also serve as important reminders of our past and which have shaped our Borough and its place names, for example Carnmoney, meaning 'cairn of the bog'.
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