Antynanum

Antynanum is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Antrim Lower and the civil parish of Racavan and covers an area of 450 acres.[1]

Antynanum
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland

The name derives from the Irish: An Tidh na nama (The church of the soul).[2]

The population of the townland increased during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	41	51	53	64	56	56
Houses	9	12	13	14	12	17

The townland contains a Scheduled Historic Monument: a court tomb (grid ref: D2556 1094).[5] The Neolithic court tomb is set in a cairn 60–70 metres long running east–west and 3 metres tall at the west end. The semicircular court, at the west end, leads into a 7 metre long two-chambered gallery.[6][7] The burial chambers are largely filled with cairn material. At the east end of the cairn is a single-chambered tomb with portal and displaced capstone.[8]

See also

• List of townlands in County Antrim
• List of archaeological sites in County Antrim

References

1. "Antynanum". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
2. "Antynanum". Place Names NI. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
3. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
4. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
5. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
6. "Antynanum Court Tomb". Megalithomania. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
7. "Antynanum". Irish Megaliths. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
8. "Antynanum Court Tomb". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 11 May 2013.