Altaghoney

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Altaghoney
Altaghoney Townland - geograph.org.uk - 420501.jpg
Altaghoney townland in 2007
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry

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]

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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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