County County Antrim Sovereign state United Kingdom EU Parliament Northern Ireland | Country Northern Ireland Postcode district BT41 Dialling code 028 | |
Moyadam (from Irish: Maigh Doinn, meaning "Donn’s plain") 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.
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History
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.
Archaeology
The townland contains a standing stone at grid ref: J2510 8831.
References
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