placenamesKnockaholet
Cnoc an Chollait
Knockaholet’s earthwork fort preserves a distinctive feature of the medieval landscape near Loughguile.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cnoc an Chollait · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knockaholet · English · main form
Place & story
The medieval earthwork
Ballymoney Museum identifies Knockahollet as a well-preserved motte with a bailey. This form of fortification combines an earthen mound with an enclosed courtyard at its foot. The museum places such castles in the period of Anglo-Norman settlement following the invasion of Ulster in 1177. [2]
A later discovery
Local historian Hugh McLean records the discovery of two pottery vessels beside the mound in 1933. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Dunluce Upper
- Civil parish
- Loughguile
- Coordinates
- 55.04348, -6.37286 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 62291 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockaholet. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Motte and Baileys · Ballymoney Museum, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
- Civil Parish of Loughgiel: Knockahollet Motte · Hugh McLean, Glens of Antrim Historical Society
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.