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Magheracashel

Machaire Caisil

Magheracashel is a population centre in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMagheracashel55.20491° N · 6.35057° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

caisealstone ring-fortmachaireplain

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Machaire Caisil · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Magheracashel · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Antrim
Barony
Cary
Civil parish
Ballintoy
Coordinates
55.20491, -6.35057 (approximate)
Logainm ID
61798 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Magheracashel. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.