Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Benraw (from Irish Beann Rátha , meaning 'peak of the ring-fort')[ 1] is a townland of 860 acres in County Down , Northern Ireland , two miles north of Leitrim and six miles from Castlewellan . It is situated in the civil parish of Drumgooland and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half .[ 2] It is set in the middle of the Dromara Hills and Slieve Croob . It has an average population of 50 people. It contains two roads: the Whitehill Road and the Benraw Road. It is in the middle of the townlands Leitrim, Legananny and Derryneill . It is a very mountainous area and the two main mountains in Benraw are Benraw Mountain and The Whitehill . Benraw is also close to Legananny Dolmen .
History
The townland of Benraw has clearly been named after the hill now known as Benraw Mountain (242m). There is no fort in Benraw, but a slightly less than semi-circular arc remains on a ridge, formed by an inner ditch with outer bank, on what could have been a suitable site for a ringfort .[ 1]
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References
^ a b "Benraw" . Place Names NI . Retrieved 18 May 2015 .
^ "Benraw" . IreAtlas Townlands Database . Retrieved 18 May 2015 .