Altaghoney

Altaghoney

Altaghoney townland in 2007
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT47
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland

Altaghoney (from Irish: Alt a Chonnaidh, meaning "glen of the firewood")[1] is townland of 1,163 acres in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran.[2]

Archaeology

Altaghoney contains a stone circle at grid ref: C515013.[3] It also contains a cross at grid ref: C5371 0192 which is registered as a Scheduled Historic Monument.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Altaghoney". Place Names NI. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Altaghoney". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Altaghoney Stone Circle". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Altaghoney" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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