Altanagh
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.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: altan ach (Abounding in cliffs or glens).[2]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3][4]
| 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),[5] which contained pits and urn burials with cremated bone.[6] Three cordoned urns were found with a calibrated date range of 1890-1450 BC.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Altanagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "INSTAR - The People of Prehistoric Ireland" (PDF). Irish Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "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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