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Altaghoney

Summary

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]

Altaghoney
Altaghoney townland in 2007
Altaghoney is located in Northern Ireland
Altaghoney
Altaghoney
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°51′32.789″N 7°10′42.694″W / 54.85910806°N 7.17852611°W / 54.85910806; -7.17852611

Archaeology edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Altaghoney". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. 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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