Altanagh is a
townland
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in
County Tyrone
County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It is situated in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Omagh East
Omagh East (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by nine other baronies: Omagh West and Lurg to the west; Strabane Lower and Strabane Upper to the north; Dungannon Middle and Dungannon Upper to ...
and the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Termonmaguirk
Termonmaguirk is a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, with a small portion in Strabane Upper.
The Parish contains the following towns and villages:
*Carrickmore
*Drumnakilly
*Lo ...
and covers an area of 971 acres.
The name derives from the
Irish: ''altan ach'' (Abounding in cliffs or glens).
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a
burial mound (grid ref: H6266 6936), which contained pits and
urn
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burials with
cremated
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre i ...
bone. Three
cordoned urns were found with a calibrated date range of 1890-1450 BC.
See also
*
*
List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone
List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland:
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* Aghafad, Rath, grid ref: H4603 5800
* Aghagogan, Wedge tomb, grid ref: H6391 7360 and standing stone, grid ref: H6398 7351
* Aghalane, Standing stone, stone circl ...
References
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Townlands of County Tyrone
Archaeological sites in County Tyrone
Civil parish of Termonmaguirk