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Townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Townland
Altanagh
Townland
Altanagh is located in Northern IrelandAltanaghLocation in Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°33′31.280″N 7°1′0.865″W / 54.55868889°N 7.01690694°W / 54.55868889; -7.01690694

Altanagh is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 971 acres.

The name derives from the Irish: altan ach (Abounding in cliffs or glens).

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 223 202 218 196 154 138
Houses 39 39 40 39 32 33

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a burial mound (grid ref: H6266 6936), which contained pits and urn burials with cremated bone. Three cordoned urns were found with a calibrated date range of 1890-1450 BC.

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References

  1. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. "Altanagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. "INSTAR - The People of Prehistoric Ireland" (PDF). Irish Heritage Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. "Early Bronze Age Cemetery at Edmonstown, Co Dublin by Charles Mount and PJ Hartnett". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Vol 93C, No2 (1993), p.60. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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