Lisnasliggan
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Lisnasliggan (from Irish Lios na Sliogán, meaning "fort of the shells") is a townland of 568 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.[2]
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Lisnasliggan
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Lisnasliggan townland in 2008 | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT32 |
Dialling code | 028 |
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In 1834 it was recorded that there were still ‘seven ancient forts’ in Lisnasliggan.[1] The townland also contains the Church of Ireland church of Christ Church built in 1860.[3] It is a small Gothic church with three lancet windows on each side, a gabled porch on the south side, vestry on the north side and a bell-gable over the west façade.[4]