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Freughlough is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic
Freughlough is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. 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 West
Omagh West (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by three other baronies in Northern Ireland: Strabane Lower to the north-east; Omagh East to the east; and Lurg to the south. It also borders t ...
and the civil parish of Urney and covers an area of 592 acres.
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Standing stone
A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright rock (geology), stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. T ...
(grid ref: H2620 8530) now situated on the edge of a housing estate. The stone stands to a height of 1.45m and a width of 1.05m.
See also
* List of townlands of County Tyrone *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
{{coord missing, County Tyrone Townlands of County Tyrone Archaeological sites in County Tyrone Barony of Omagh West