Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is to make a £1.3m funding bid for the conservation of Steeple Round Tower and Park in Antrim. Councillors were reminded that the development of Steeple ...

The area surrounding Rattoo Round Tower was a known centre for harping in the 18th century. It is believed that Cornelius Lyons, who was the harper to the Earl of Antrim, may have studied or ...