Harryville Motte and Bailey
Moat Road, Ballykeel
Ballymena
BT42 4DA
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Open to the public:
Yes, entry is free (Sometimes public access is restricted due to works for example. Check before you visit)
Grid reference:
D1122002600
SM number:
ANT 037:022
About Harryville Motte and Bailey
This is a fine earthwork castle, presumably of the late 12th or early 13th century, the biggest of a group in the Ballymena area. McNeill suggests that it was built by the O’Flynns rather than the Anglo-Normans because it lies outside the earldom. There is a large motte and a rectangular bailey to the east.
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