Ballymena
Ballymena
The town of Ballymena in Antrim, Northern Ireland, is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626.
The town has a right to hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market. The market still runs today, and is a popular place to shop for fresh produce, local crafts, and more.
Ballymena is also home to many historical sites and landmarks, making it a popular tourist destination.
Created: 7 July 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ballymena
Local History around Ballymena
There are some historic monuments around including:
High-cross Fragment. Only the cross itself, located in St Saviour's Church of Ireland Bawn wall Rath and Souterrain Motte Megallithic Tomb Motte: Dungall Motte and Bailey: McQuillans Castle 17th-century House and Bawn:Galgorm Castle Augustinian abbey and graveyard STANDING STONE Mound: Possible Motte Cold War Regional Government HQ bunker Motte and bailey: Drumfane Moat Raised Rath Motte Cross-carved slab which is presently built into the east wall of the porch of St Patricks Church Counterscarp Rath: Round Cove Mound: The Trench Hillfort .
