Ault, Northern Ireland

Ault, Northern Ireland
Irish: *Allt*
Ault, Northern Ireland Irish: Allt;
	Ault townland in 2007
County	County Antrim;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
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Ault, (from Irish Allt, meaning 'ravine')^[1] (also known as Gowkstown), is a townland of 367 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan and the historic barony of Glenarm Lower.^[2]

The townland contains a Wedge tomb (Giant’s Grave) registered as a Scheduled Historic Monument at grid ref: D3161 1082.^[3] The wedge tomb is set in a long cairn aligned south-west/north-east, with a single large burial chamber and small antechamber. The antechamber has a straight stone facade and the burial chamber is formed from a number of large stones, with one lintel stone in place. There is an outer kerb of closely spaced boulders (with over 25 stones in place)^[4] and the space between the kerb and the burial chamber is filled with cairn material.^[5]

References

^ "Ault". Place Names NI. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Ault". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Ault" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Goakstown or Gowkstown: Wedge-tomb". Gazetteer of Irish Megaliths. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Gowkstown Wedge Tomb". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[1] "Ault". Place Names NI. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[2] "Ault". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[3] "Ault" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments (2015). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

[4] "Goakstown or Gowkstown: Wedge-tomb". Gazetteer of Irish Megaliths. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[5] "Gowkstown Wedge Tomb". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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