Solar, County Antrim

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Solar

Solar

Location within Northern Ireland

District|

* Mid and East Antrim

County|

* County Antrim

Country| Northern Ireland
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| LARNE
Postcode district| BT40
Dialling code| 028
Police| Northern Ireland
Fire| Northern Ireland
Ambulance| Northern Ireland

List of places

Northern Ireland
Antrim

54°53′38″N 5°52′44″W﻿ / ﻿54.894°N 5.879°W﻿ / 54.894; -5.879

Solar (from Irish Saileachar, meaning 'willow-tree place')[1] is a townland of 42 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.[2]

## Archaeology

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The sites of a church and graveyard in the townland are registered as Scheduled Historic Monuments at grid ref: D3440 1220 [3] and an Early Christian cemetery was excavated in 1993. This revealed over 120 burials dated from the 7th to 12th centuries. Some burials had been disturbed by a stone-lined pit of Anglo-Norman date.[4]

## See also

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* List of townlands in County Antrim
* List of places in County Antrim

## References

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1. ^ a b "Solar, County Antrim". placenamesni.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. ^ "Solar". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. ^ "Solar" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
4. ^ "The excavation of an Early Christian cemetery at Solar, County Antrim, 1993". British and Irish archaeological bibliography. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

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Places in County Antrim

List of places in County Antrim

Cities|

* Belfast (part)
* Lisburn (part)

Towns|

* Antrim
* Ballycastle
* Ballyclare
* Ballymena
* Ballymoney
* Carrickfergus
* Greenisland
* Larne
* Newtownabbey
* Portrush
* Randalstown
* Whitehead

Villages|

* Aghagallon
* Aghalee
* Ahoghill
* Aldergrove
* Armoy
* Aughafatten
* Ballinderry Upper
* Ballinderry Lower
* Ballintoy
* Ballybogy
* Ballycarry
* Ballyeaston
* Ballygally
* Ballylinny
* Ballynure
* Ballyrobert
* Ballystrudder
* Ballyvoy
* Balnamore
* Bendooragh
* Broughshane
* Buckna
* Bushmills
* Capecastle
* Cargan
* Carnalbanagh
* Carncastle
* Carnlough
* Clogh
* Cloghmills
* Cogry-Kilbride
* Craigarogan
* Crumlin
* Cullybackey
* Cushendall
* Cushendun
* Dervock
* Derrymore
* Doagh
* Donegore
* Drains Bay
* Dunadry
* Dundrod
* Dunloy
* Gawley's Gate
* Glenarm
* Glenavy
* Glenoe
* Glynn
* Gracehill
* Grange Corner
* Groggan
* Kells and Connor
* Kellswater
* Keshbridge
* Killead
* Knocknacarry
* Longkesh
* Loughguile
* Lurganure
* Maghaberry
* Magheramorne
* Martinstown
* Mill Bay
* Millbank
* Milltown
* Moneyglass
* Monkstown
* Moss-side
* Mounthill
* Mullaghboy
* Newtown Crommelin
* Parkgate
* Portballintrae
* Portbraddon
* Portglenone
* Rasharkin
* Roughfort
* Stoneyford
* Straid
* Stranocum
* Templepatrick
* Toome
* Tullynacross
* Waterfoot

Townlands|

* Ballycraigy
* Ballygolan
* Barmeen
* Bonnybefore
* Broomhedge
* Broomhedge Lower
* Carnmoney
* Dunamuggy
* Dunmurry
* Dunseverick
* Galgorm Parks
* Glengormley
* Jordanstown
* Kilroot
* Lambeg
* Lisnagarvy
* Loughlynch
* Monkstown
* Rathcoole
* Solar
* Tobergill
* Whiteabbey

Landforms|

* Belfast Lough
* Benbane Head
* Black Mountain
* Cavehill
* Divis
* Fair Head
* Giant's Causeway
* Glens of Antrim
* Glenariff Forest Park
* Islandmagee
* Lagan Valley
* Larne Lough
* Lough Beg
* Portmore Lough
* Rathlin Island
* Scawt Hill
* Slemish
* Slieve True
* Slieveanorra Forest
* Tievebulliagh
* Waterloo Bay

Baronies|

* Antrim Lower
* Antrim Upper
* Belfast Lower
* Belfast Upper
* Carrickfergus
* Cary
* Dunluce Lower
* Dunluce Upper
* Glenarm Lower
* Glenarm Upper
* Kilconway
* Massereene Lower
* Massereene Upper
* Toome Lower
* Toome Upper

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