Altaghoney Explained

Official Name:Altaghoney
Irish Name:Alt a Chonnaidh
Static Image:Altaghoney Townland - geograph.org.uk - 420501.jpg
Static Image Caption:Altaghoney townland in 2007
Country:Northern Ireland
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT47
Dial Code:028
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Londonderry
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Altaghoney [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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Altaghoney. Place Names NI. 10 May 2015. 18 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091353/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=1153. dead.
  2. Web site: Altaghoney. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 10 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Altaghoney Stone Circle. The Megalithic Portal. 10 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Altaghoney . Scheduled Historic Monuments . Northern Ireland Environment Agency . 10 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427110939/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/blue_list_as_at_13-08-13_-_no_b-files_number.pdf . 27 April 2015 .

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