Altaghoney

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Altaghoney
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Altaghoney townland in 2007
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Altaghoney
Location within Northern Ireland
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT47
Dialling code 028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°51′32.789″N7°10′42.694″W / 54.85910806°N 7.17852611°W / 54.85910806; -7.17852611

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]

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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. 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.